Haunted Wood if you knew me well

How were he and Santiago fitting in? Clarence thought they were doing well. The boy wondered vaguely if there was a deeper meaning behind her words. "We're good," he acknowledged, tail swishing a little behind him. He still hadn't figured out what Santiago meant to him fully, but... "He means a lot to me, and... I know he means a lot to you too." That was braver than he had planned for, but there it was - out in the open.