Petina has rather eclectic tastes and since the time period/ reality she comes from snakes are no longer intelligent, she found Zamoor to be a fascinating fellow. He makes his living by using magic to appraise gems and precious stones. In our world his species would be referred to as a red-tail rat snake, and yes if you were wondering most mice DO NOT like snakes. But Petina is special that way. Yes I know I misspelled squeak.