Well, he had no plans to go anywhere at the moment, so that worked out.

"I am not replacing you," he reiterated to Rounder. "You understand magical mishaps, right? This was one. I plan to take the bunny to a teacher, and if he's not dangerous--and if he doesn't disappear in a day--I'll just get him taken care of somehow. You are my familiar, not him."

As if to drive the point home, he grabbed the marble sphere and set it in his lap, despite his familiar's arms flailing in surprise. Cliff still kept an eye on the rabbit--he didn't want it wandering too far off--but for the moment he was content to wait.