When Theo realized that he couldn't see the mantis on the ape's body, he instead saw it on his shoulder, sitting without moving.
When Theo made eye contact, he moved his hand with affection, just like how he gave affectionate pats to the pup and the boar; the mantis was not any different.
Theo tapped the small head of the mantis gently multiple times to show it that it had done a good job.
The mantis didn't say anything, yet it then looked at the boar with unknown emotions. Theo wanted to know what was on its mind as understanding one's own beast was the most important thing in this world.
Soon, when the mantis looked at Theo again, it moved its forelegs and face back and plucked some freshly grown moss on the patches that it had used before. It all had just come back some time ago.
"Hm?" Theo questioned as he saw the mantis hold out it's forelegs toward Theo with the regenerative moss.
