Sorcha puts both paws up on the bench to sniff at the baby, once she's settled down just a little. She may end up getting more than an ear grabbed, but she's a very good-natured dog.

Connor nods in answer, shakes off the heart he's just made, and sets it on the worktable to finish cooling. Rather than explain in words, he takes a moment fussing with the other three hearts he's made, then brings them over held up between both hands. The metal hearts are just a little open at the bottoms, and he's linked them together in a chain. "Not sure what use it is, really, but maybe she could try the same thing on a small scale for jewelry..."