[ Their contentment is a huge step up from the usual uptight aura they have hanging around them, since it's quite rare that they can afford to let their guard down. In this place though, they can just sit without thinking about something descending from the sky or some eldritch horror appearing from a forest. They have to admit that the idea of taking a nap here would be very enticing if not for the fact that Lupin is supposed to be showing them around.
But they peek open one eye and raise a brow at his words, wondering in turn what he's implying by that. It's not that they're skeptical, but more like they're just casually curious— is he trying to accomplish a similar goal by tugging them around here...? He continues though, so they just file that question away, figuring that they'll catch on soon enough if something is up. ]
You didn't have... "family" looking after you when you were younger? [ That's what "parents" are for, right? Making sure their offspring survive? The distribution of resources in human societies such that some people don't have enough is still wildly irrational to them, but there's something else about this situation that's more confusing. ] I thought animals take care of their young until a certain age.
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But they peek open one eye and raise a brow at his words, wondering in turn what he's implying by that. It's not that they're skeptical, but more like they're just casually curious— is he trying to accomplish a similar goal by tugging them around here...? He continues though, so they just file that question away, figuring that they'll catch on soon enough if something is up. ]
You didn't have... "family" looking after you when you were younger? [ That's what "parents" are for, right? Making sure their offspring survive? The distribution of resources in human societies such that some people don't have enough is still wildly irrational to them, but there's something else about this situation that's more confusing. ] I thought animals take care of their young until a certain age.