"I'm Alaric. Nice to meet you!" Maybe he should have used his fake name, but he was pretty sure that the magistrate was going nowhere, which was probably for the best for him. Presumably no one would have bothered collecting a pet if he was going somewhere, since at this point 'somewhere' would likely be the wrong side of an airlock.

"That's an interesting question, but I'm afraid I don't have an exact answer. To be honest, we're all kind of terrible at communicating with anyone except the mothlings." He gives the bag a pat and whistles a little. "I doubt it will be much longer, though, since we seem to be wrapping up our visit. Is there anything you need to make yourself more comfortable?"