Acted

He did briefly wonder why he wouldn't be staying here to live with his mom, but the easiest explanation to him was because that was how things were. Maybe not for everyone, but it seemed normal enough to him. The boy grinned at Renhett as she admitted her boredom. He was too young to really understand boredom.. everything was still so new and so interesting to him! He hunkered down in front of her, watching her eagerly as her face contorted in thought.

"Japanese?" The word sounded weird, and foreign, on his tongue. He cocked his head further to the side as he thought about it. His dad knew another language, one that sounded funny to him, and he had taught him a few words. But it didn't sound like the name of this one.  "Say some stuff to me!" He liked the thought of learning things he didn't know, especially if it was something other people didn't know! His tail wagged again happily as he waited.  "I want to learn it!" He wondered if his dad knew this language? Would he be impressed if he spoke it? Either way, he was thirsty for knowledge and he wanted more of it already.