He starts to clear off his place at the table. "It's not that I'm scared of asking for too much, mistress. It's just that I don't need nor want much to begin with."

He only acted demanding in order to scare off potential adopters that wanted him for either breeding purposes or wanting him as some kind of bedfellow. Leanne just happened to be the first one who only wanted him as an actual pet, so he really acted like himself around her, which wasn't demanding at all.

"Your company is all I need."