Yes, he was a professor at the military academy I attended as a teenager.
[But he, too, turns his attention back to the little snom. Cautiously he lifts one hand, fingertips brushing ever so lightly over the small worm's head. It's a curious sensation, somewhere between smooth, silky skin and fine velveteen fur like a caterpillar. Not at all the almost rubbery texture he'd expected.]
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[But he, too, turns his attention back to the little snom. Cautiously he lifts one hand, fingertips brushing ever so lightly over the small worm's head. It's a curious sensation, somewhere between smooth, silky skin and fine velveteen fur like a caterpillar. Not at all the almost rubbery texture he'd expected.]
Oh he's soft! [Surprised but clearly delighted]