Indeed, the puppy was curious, as was Ansui himself as he stared up at the sky and remembered his own inquisitiveness when he was a pup such as her. He remembered when his own mother had told him of the fact that the sky went on forever and ever, with no end - he remembered how amazed and intrigued he was, happy he was to travel the world, wondering if it, too, went on forever and ever. Traveling and gaining knowledge was what he was born into - seeking new things and new places to be, following the herds of animals. The blue sky, the one that they said would go on forever, had always amazed him; it was always beautiful to him as well, and sometimes has even intimidated him. However, he knew that he would not fall into the blue wide sky, nor would be want to; to stay on earth with his new family was well enough for him.
However, it seemed that this pup had shared his early feelings of amazement and wonder as she asked if it really did go on and on forever. He watched as she twisted her head even higher and stared at the sky, wonder and marvel in her eyes. He smiled, happy to see the pup - he enjoyed the curiousity and inquisitiveness of young ones. Yes, she did seem to share his feelings of amazement and joy - and also of slight fear, he noticed as her face twisted into that which did not seem so comfortable. This thought was confirmed when she scuttled underneath his belly, popping her head out from underneath him. He did not mind this, and made no effort to stop her; rather, he smiled warmly at the pup in an attempt to cheer her up and put on a reassuring look.
"Worry not about the sky, little one," he said, his deep voice washing over the pup. "It cannot harm you nor swallow you. It is as harmless as the clouds or the moon. It will stay there forever and has been there forever too - it is like an old friend of ours, and of our fathers'," he said. It was true; he had always considered the sky as something that would always be there. Although he had traveled much from his past, and had moved from place to place, the sky had always been there, and he knew that it always would be.
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