Well. Cats stared right through humans as an aspect of their being cats at all. It was something of feline nature that he appreciated. You couldn't lie to a cat.

But, if he didn't feel more naked before Nemo than he would have with every evoker in the city laying hands to him.

So no. He was not going to lie to Nemo. He wasn't even going to try. He would accept his yes and he would be happy.

Accepting though did happen to involve his carefully working his way down into the grass. So that he could sit there and stretch out his injured leg.

"It's been a while," he said with a smile. And after a bit of an oof. "But I do very much enjoy giving ear rubs and I did have a lot of practice once upon a time."