Hartley unlocked the door and stooped down to keep a rat from running out, whistling as it climbed up his arm. He looked at Axel and raised his eyebrows. "I believe keeping you from telling me how hot you are would be the point of the exercise. We'll have to try some time."

Of course he had his magical Disney princess powers, so Hartley didn't really have any trouble with gathering most of them around him as he crouched down. "We need to put them somewhere or James will kill us all."