Dragonet in hand, Daud steps back to the couch, though he doesn't make a move to drop Red on it yet. Instead, he paces the length of the furniture with Red, back and forth, pausing whenever the dragonet expresses curiosity before resuming the slow pace.

"Guard," he murmurs, indicating one end of the couch first, and then repeating the command again at the other, making it clear through speech and gesture that he's indicating the couch and all it currently contains as the objects he's meant to be protecting. The dragonet may not be able to talk, but he'll keep at it only for as long as he's sure he has Red's attention, after which he sighs and slowly moves to coax him off his arm and onto the emptier end of the couch.

"Stay."