That's...still worrying. Xue Yang puffs his cheeks out in a huff and nuzzles the sad young wolf's sweet head. He could laugh, most would expect him to. But it bothers him now that Wei Wuxian would be so afraid of an animal, especially one so young!

But he understands a moment later, as he thinks about it. He remembers the wild dogs as a child, fighting for food with anyone unfortunate enough to live on the streets and hungry. With that in mind, his Senior's terror makes a horrible amount of sense.

"He's not a dog, he's a wolf. More wild, but also more loyal." Not the most reassuring he could be, perhaps. "Make him see you as pack and he will bite the throat from anyone who even looks at you wrong." Much better, see? Reassuring and vicious!

"But he's still too little, he can't even eat meat yet."