As they held one another, Poe's eyes finally made their way to Scrooge. Though the smile remained, his eyes definitely changed to suspicion. However, when Magica pulled back, that was all gone. Either he was a master actor, or could change his emotions at the drop of a hat because of his sister.
"Well now," Poe said with faint amusement. "What do we have here?"
Proud as a peacock, Magica came to Scrooge's side. "Could you believe a gem like this was just hiding in plain sight? His old handlers were content to let him rot away with menial work."
"Leave it to you to find a diamond in the rough." Poe took Scrooge's beak into his fingers, carefully inspecting him. His eyes bore into Scrooge, as if he was searching for something else entirely.
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"Well now," Poe said with faint amusement. "What do we have here?"
Proud as a peacock, Magica came to Scrooge's side. "Could you believe a gem like this was just hiding in plain sight? His old handlers were content to let him rot away with menial work."
"Leave it to you to find a diamond in the rough." Poe took Scrooge's beak into his fingers, carefully inspecting him. His eyes bore into Scrooge, as if he was searching for something else entirely.