[ As unaccustomed as Yzak may be to petting, there's an instinctual response in Jake that kicks in almost immediately. Even with this tentative effort, he flops forward across the young man's lap, yawning with an immediate sense of relaxation. Perhaps it's clear now that the offer wasn't purely for Yzak's benefit -- it did something to a person, experiencing all those raw emotions. Even secondhand, they'd done their work on the dog's sense of calm.
The man was rapidly replacing it now, prompting Jake to let out a relieved little huff. ]
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The man was rapidly replacing it now, prompting Jake to let out a relieved little huff. ]
See? Not so bad, right?