He clutched it close to his chest, it was strange he had such an affinity for a silly old thing, but growing up he missed out on his childhood and he had many bad memories regarding his stepfather,  so he used to be a quiet, scared, and restless boy. But nowadays he felt more happy and his heart had reclaimed the youth he'd lost as a child. He wondered if it was running away from his hateful stepfather and gaining freedom, or the addition of Cal and Raya into his life. Did the mother dog's spirit have to do with the change? She did say she would gift him with something after all.<br/><br/>Yal could just barely keep from bouncing excitedly, "Thank you! Thank you! Yes! yes! I'll promise I'll take good care of it until you want it back", he glomped the fox girl, wagging his tail and nuzzling her. He let go and studied the two other girls.<br/><br/>There was the wolf girl, he wasn't sure about her yet, and then the cat girl, she seemed slightly irritated to see him. His tail drooped slightly for a very brief moment before he perked up again. Maybe he should try to be more friendly to everyone. "Oh, by the way, my name's Yal" he introduced himself. "Looking at the three girls as he did.<br/><br/>He realized he'd have to get Cal and Raya also. "...and I came here with my dog brother and sister, Cal and Raya, I have to find them, I'll be right back." He knew they probably couldn't understand what he meant for now, but he'd explain when he got back.<br/><br/>He dashed off nearly tripping on a shoelace before he left.