He needed to respond to that, but in a way that was honest and meaningful. Su-jin drew in a long, thoughtful breath through his nose and turned his focus wholly on Silvio. The wolf, this person who meant so very much to him for the better part of a century.

"I am seldom unhappy," he pointed out. A fact Silvio probably already knew from their times together. "But there is a very calm sort of happiness I feel when I'm here with you. It's like being wrapped in a pleasantly warm blanket fresh from the dryer."