There was more than one reason that he had come into Mika's room this morning and in fox form specifically. There was a weird, foul smell that he couldn't quite put his finger on that he had following through the palace.
Now here in the room it was the strongest and even while he enjoyed the pets and scratches from the prince, he still inwardly frowned as he continued to try to identify the scent. It was a strange, disgusting scent that made him want to hide his nose and sneeze all at once.
Like the too sweet scent of rotted fruit and something bitter.. Something that almost had an iron taste that settled over his tongue just from the scent and had his mouth watering. Watering in the same way it would when his stomach was warning him it was about to forcibly eject his latest meal.
He was still trying to figure it out when Mika set him back down and brought a pickled veggie to his mouth. That was when the scent source was exposed. He didn't think, he just reacted. His hackles went up, nostrils flared, ears laid back against his head and his paw smacked away the chopsticks and pickled veggie as he bared his teeth and batted away the meal entirely.
There was something terribly wrong with that food. Poison most likely and if that was the case, he was glad that he came. But had he made it before Mika consumed any? He seemed to have been in time, but assumptions only made an ass of you and me.
He turned around on the blond's lap and started pushing his paws into his stomach as if to forcibly make any food he may have had be forced back up. He wasn't going to be taken away from him! Not on his watch!
A sentiment he tried to convey, but only came out as fox squeaks and soft growls in his current form. And he was much too concerned to think about that fact right then even though his more human form would convey his worries so much easier.