Darius quirked an eyebrow. "That won't be necessary, I believe you." He propped his elbows on his desk and rested his chin in his hands. "Actually, I would like to simply talk to you, if that's alright. You see, I run things here a little differently than you may be used to-"
A sudden barking cut him off and Tamina's voice called through the door, "Sorry, I forgot we kept them in all day!"
Before he could reply, two large jackals, one more gold in color than the other, came bounding into his office and nearly leaped over the desk in their effort to reach their master.
"Oof!" Darius had one canine on his lap and the other nudging and pawing at his legs before he could blink. "Oi, down boys- I'm very sorry about this, they're a little excitable," he apologized sheepishly to Serenity. "Now, if we- Ifrit, sit!"
The golden jackal whined and plopped his butt onto the ground, which effectively prevented him from climbing onto the girl's lap as he'd been attempting to do.