Vax nodded, reeling the snake back in, where it curled up under his chin for a nuzzle.

"...Sorry," he said after an awkward beat had passed. "Just trying to sort it out in my own mind. I mean, they both mean a lot to you, that much is plain as your nose on your face." He stopped himself short of the itchy curiosity he might've asked - so why not you and Mildmay? But he still wondered.

"Trying to explain how Vox Machina works would be tricky in the same way," he supposed.