It sounds like a warning, or maybe just a heads up, something to remember if I ever notice he's gone for awhile. Nodding, I store it away, grateful that I know what he looks like as a wolf in case I ever need to go looking, and more grateful still that he trusts me enough to tell me this at all.

"I can understand wanting to get away for awhile," I tell him. "I'm honestly a little jealous you can. But glad too. That you can." Then, screwing up some courage and making sure he's looking right at me, that he can see how much I mean it, I add, l "But I really like having you around as a human and not just because you're very pretty to look at. I like talking to you and spending time with you and if there's ever anything I can do to remind you of good things, even if it's just baking you a pie or taking you skating, I want to do it. Please remember that."