Ballet moved slowly to let him run his fingers over his dorsal fin, and Fluttershy smiled as the whale gave low, pleased rumble.

At least until his familiar started sulking again, and she frowned a bit.

"Oh, you poor thing." She held a hand out to the other familiar, and if he would let her, she would definitely pet him. "What has you so worried?"

Her tone is gentle, filled with genuine curiosity at what could be wrong that the familiar felt he would be replaced.