The Infernal Serpent

"Captured?" Aziraphale frowns a little at this, looking at the kipine sympathetically. "Well, no wonder it bites, it was taken from the only life it has ever known. Poor dear. I'll make sure these two stay together, it would be cruel to separate them now."

He glances briefly at Lucifer, then smiles at the shopkeeper. "If there is anyone who can manage an animal's temper by taking it hunting, it's the angel in question." He only hopes that Moloch does not teach the kipine to bite others indiscriminately.

"So, the kipine lives on a meat diet. What about this furry fellow?" He gives the calf another fond scratch behind its ears.