[His ears drop a little, but he complies easily with her request. Shamelessly he will crawl into her lap and hold her close. Let his ears be within easy reach if she desires to fuss with them as she often does when she is having a hard time. His tail wraps around them both possessively.]

I will stay... I will stay as long as you like.

[He has the same worries. That the Lady of the house may feel impulsive and cruel and try and take him away. He doesn't know what he would do if that happened. He's powerless ...useless... He does not know how he can help Mafuyu.]

[It brings an ache to his heart that all he can do is give her a shallow comfort.]

If...it isn't too bold for me to say, I-I think ...that Mafuyu-san has done just fine.