Actually [Herbert says, with almost gleeful smugness] You've got one right there-

[He leans in to point, and ... that's an odd smell, isn't it?] What did you do to it anyway .... ?

[His voice trails off as he looks up at Thor, blinks, and then starts to smile, soft and a little shy.] Um. It's not really your fault, though, I don't mean to give you a hard time. It's just, your snake is hatching. See, there?