[watches him, slowly lowering his coffee cup. with a great big sigh, the tension goes out of his shoulders and he smiles a faint, crooked smile, speaking once again in that low murmur of his.]

No, it won't hurt her. You might want to keep your hat over her nose, so the smell of it doesn't scare her, but otherwise she should be fine.

[opens the portal again, with a little less flash and to do this time.] You ready?