The area is warm, dry and soft. Zichen wants the puppy to have some comfort - like he is surrounded by siblings or his mother (thus the pillows). He watches the little bundle of fuzz close his eyes when he is set down and he smiles in relief.

Crouching down beside Xue Yang, he caresses the man's cheek.

"You have saved a squirrel, a wolf and...me." he whispers shyly, "Who else is on your list?"