"And you, sir", he responded courteously through the sting of the bite, also slightly breathless at being addressed so nicely by such an imposing figure.

"It's okay, thank you sir." His finger was bleeding a bit, but not enough to cause a mess. But now he couldn't make an attempt at scooping up the little creature; especially as it was covered in pins like a hedgehog. So he watched a little helplessly as the Knarl wandered off to explore the corners of the lift. He'd wait until the lift was moving again, then would make another move to capture it.

His gaze moved from the Knarl back up to the tall politician. "Oh, we don't, we just..." he smiled a little sheepishly. Mr Ross had pointed out that magical creatures did not fall into Bragi's remit. "I was just doing a favour for someone, I suppose", he admitted, and hoped the Minister wouldn't realise that people were taking advantage of the eager young intern.