[Ryou's silent for a moment, after she asks that. He falls back to sit as well, though for him, it looks silly. His feet are up now, the pink pads revealed, and his arms fall between his legs. He's a big, dumfounded wolf sitting without a word to say.

How does he answer that? How should he answer it?

...He knows how he wants to.]

Miss Nanami...I...

[His tail tip twitches a bit. Almost...maybe...just maybe, a wag?]

If you want to be friends, I wouldn't say no. If after everything that I said, you think that I'm worthy, then...

[Thump.

It is a wag. One single wag.]

Thank you...