that stereotypical 'i just can't wait!'

A very large female appeared just as he was beginning to drift off to sleep. Imp barked in alarm at the sudden words, puppy fur spiking up as he jumped to his paws. He wobbled a bit and looked like a hedgehog, but he was indignant all the same! "C-Course I am!" the boy protested, looking uneasily around that betrayed his words. Who was this lady to question him? He was a prince! "Ha-bar-ee is my home! A-And this is our land, isn't it?" He didn't know what the big deal was, walking around all by himself.

Granted, he didn't really know how to pronounce Habari much. He slowed it out as he spoke the name, furrowing his brow as he resisted sticking a tongue out. He didn't his mother was grieving, she hid it so well, so Imp couldn't know Recluse wanted them to stay close. "Ma and Dad let us all out; we're allowed to go out" Now they were, anyway, but that had been near the big triangle thing. The Nook was still uncertain land, and he wanted to explore it all "who you?" He hoped to tactically distract her. There was no way he was going back to the den!

"he speaks"