Caught up within his own little world now, not sure what to do with himself Shakespeare wasn't immediately aware of his mother's presence until she had seated herself beside him. Head would lift to glance up at her as she nuzzle him and spoke softly and the boy's little tail would begin to wag softly as he snuggled happily into her touch. "Mama." He muttered, nuzzling her in return, features brighter now and the aforementioned sadness already quickly slipping away.
"I missed you." He declared as he withdrew, bright eyes looking up at her. "I came back but you'd gone." He explained a hint of that earlier sadness to his tone as he retold the reason for his previous disheartened state. "But you're back now!" And now brighter again in voice, everything was ok!
