Alexis touched the rock, showing his new friend his favourite place in the whole house. "Isss warm." His tongue flickered as he slithered around the rock and showed Jacob the cave under the rock. It smelt like Earth and was a nice place to hide whenever he didn't feel like seeing Dan. He often slept there when he was locked outside, if it wasn't cold enough. "Hide here." He then moved quickly from the rock, going to the nice smelling tree and licking the bark. "Isss smelling good." He then showed Jacob the bushes, showing him where the lizards hid during the summer. It was too cold for them during the Winter. "Tasssty lizardss."

He smiled up at Jacob, wondering if the man found his yard just as exciting as he did. The look on his face answered Alexis' wondering. He seemed distant, still lost in thought about what had happened that morning. Maybe he was worrying about the torture that would come again. Alexis licked his hand in comfort, going around the bushes and tree to show Jacob the small pond there. In the summer when it got really hot, he swam in to to cool himself down. There were frogs and turtles here too, but they were hibernating at the moment. "Swimming here in summer."