[ he studies naki's expression for a bit, but doesn't see anything different... so he glances back down at their hands, because it's not as if he spends a ton of time staring at naki! as far as he's concerned, he looks the same as he always does.

so he's looking back at smallest fox, for help — because if there's anyone that knows naki best, it's smallest fox. ]

Well... I'll leave it up to you. You say that he greatly appreciates this, but is he any happier than he usually is, holding my hands like this?