The baby snake lifted its head, and Neville saw it. It had the two tiny bumps on its forehead, barely visible unless you knew where to look for them. The same bumps he had seen before, when a lost little snake had found its way into his apartment.
He had spent a good amount of time with it until it suddenly disappeared. Now it mysteriously appeared in the penthouse of his boss. Neville found it baffling to say the least.
"It IS you," Neville breathed, a smile breaking across his face despite himself. He knelt properly, extending a finger for Lucky to explore.
"I wondered where you had gone. You just disappeared one day, and I thought—" He paused, the pieces clicking into place. "You're Grayson's pet, aren't you? That's why you know about my place!"
