No one here will treat you like that. [...] Did no one in that family love you, Mayoi-san?
[It breaks his heart to think of it. He'd always heard that pets were to be loved and protected, treated like members of the family even if they were lesser. That was in the teachings of his religion, to minister to the suffering and love and help the downtrodden.]
I understand if you're afraid of me. I won't ask you to do anything that scares you yet, but you may have to tell me when you're scared. I've never had a pet before.
no subject
No one here will treat you like that. [...] Did no one in that family love you, Mayoi-san?
[It breaks his heart to think of it. He'd always heard that pets were to be loved and protected, treated like members of the family even if they were lesser. That was in the teachings of his religion, to minister to the suffering and love and help the downtrodden.]
I understand if you're afraid of me. I won't ask you to do anything that scares you yet, but you may have to tell me when you're scared. I've never had a pet before.