It would not be the first time someone's been desperate to touch those fluffy ears. Given they're children, he wouldn't even threaten them if they got excited enough to do it!

Aaand there's the minder. He figured there had to be one, the girls had the air of children well-loved and watched. The little group of them painted quite a picture, Quill's attention pulling from the cat and girls to sketching a polite little bow to their guardian. "Well met, sir."

Hmm... he knew of harengon but only vaguely. Okay, that was fine. Quill would just have to make sure his Adult act was on point, and the stranger would clearly be none the wiser! Everything was fine!