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Even beneath a shower of sister kisses, he watches her watch him and feels vaguely uncertain but gaining strength steadily. Silas finds he needs to adjust to the feeling, and tries not to be bothered by it by soaking up the easy company of his loved ones. With his mother relaxed in her company and the immediate proximity of his sister doing what they can to help, progress is slow and steady, but the dark boy still has a lot of learning to do -- and socializing as well.

He listens partially to the adults' conversation since even without the meaning sticking much to him, he knows he's somewhere among the focus of it. Silas' interest in their words does wane, as his puppy's attention span grants him, and he finds a new wave of courage that peels him off his sister to attempt to invite her to play with small nudges of his snout. If he were more brave, he may have thought to engage Shikoba in his puppy games of chewing, pawing, and smothering.. but she did not even register on his radar of potential playmates yet.

As he waves his tail at his sister and steps another pace back to wiggle his rump in the air, he's not quite as vigorous as he usually may be (especially with one eye staying on Shikoba) but this was his attempt at just doing what he'd normally do with or without familiar company: play, eat, then nap.