[he smiles gently at her comment.]

It wouldn't be lowering myself to anything. The stables are built specifically for horses and chocobos and all the rest, and if I can't find anything that would be warm and comfortable on such short notice, then that'd be the best place for me. To lower myself in the first place, I'd have to think myself above the animals that stay there. Why should I? They're such peaceful creatures, especially compared to humans.