Being asked not to upset his mother made his chest sting. His ears sagged visibly and his tail stopped swishing close to his leg, the tip curled around his leg. All he could do was nod.<br/><br/>Taking the salve he quickly scurried out of the room to find his own. Once there he shoved the salve under the bed and climbed into it to wait for his mother to come home. He worried himself to sleep waiting, knowing he couldn' say the same thing to his mom. He didn't want to upset her, but he felt no matter what he said it would bother her, deciding the truth might be best.