[ His eyes widen when she introduces herself as a princess, as if her being foxlike, magical, and pretty didn't already place her in a completely different world. Her name certainly seems appropriate to him, of course.

He's about to say something about how he really should be addressing her more formally when the fox makes some cute noises in his general direction. How could he possibly say no to a face like that?

He carefully crouches back down and gives Mitsu a good scritch behind the ears. He's never even so much as had a pet before, so he'd be lying if he said this isn't something he was looking forward to. He looks back up at Kitsuno, his brow furrowed. ]

Yeah, actually... when I first found myself here, I was with Mion. She's my... [ His voice trails off. Come to think of it, what are they right now? It's clear that the right word evades him for a second. ] W-Well, she's from the same village as I am. And most of our friends are here, too.

[ And he's truly grateful for that, as the small, crooked smile that forms at the corner of his lips will subtly attest. ]