"But--no wait, don't--the lightning breath--!" Owain cringed in anticipation of something horrible and painful when Link allowed the worm to crawl onto his arm... but when absolutely nothing adverse happened, he soon switched to gaping in awe.

"You... you've tamed it?!" Owain slowly lowered his sword, although he stopped short of sheathing it. He approached--cautiously--for a closer look at his 'foe'. "Incredible... at your touch, the beast grows as docile as a kitten!" Never mind that it was actually completely docile to start with. Owain stopped just beyond arm's reach of the worm, getting a good look at its mouth (although he had no idea what he should be looking for there) before turning his gaze to Link.

"Do you possess some measure of power over the creatures of the forest?" he asked. "Perhaps you speak their tongue?" Link almost looked like he could be some sort of forest spirit, dressed all in green like that.

With those ears, though, 'Manakete' seemed far more probable.