Honestly, Cricket wouldn't be that eager to haul a chair around, either. He doesn't mind sitting on the ground, it's just a little awkward getting down and back up.

He sets his biscuit down again, caught up in interest at this conversation. "Nothing special, no, sir. I just kinda like animals, I guess?"

You're super majestic. That's what he's really saying.

"When you say Land of Beasts...you mean there's a lot of other kind of beasts that talk where you live?"

That sounds like a fairy tale, and he clearly likes the idea.