A large mass of brown and dark fur lay across one of many boulders that littered the ground, spread out on his side, had hanging off the side with eyes closed. The man had decided to rest for a bit before continuing on to explore this region, soaking up the warmth of the sun while it was the only thing in the sky. Fermin thought about heading a bit north in a few days, catch something big to fuel him for a few days and continue on. He would give out a low groan, stretching out his front limbs for a moment before letting them fall limp against the warm stone. This was very nice, relaxing, and what made it better was the cool breeze that would sweep over him every now and then, preventing him from heating up. "normal. speech. thoughts. you.

The petite damsel had been wandering for quite some time, searching for her father, for her family, since her other siblings had left to do so earlier. She came upon an older man, stretched out on a large rock, some of his limbs hanging over the edge. Stealing towards the dark toned male, she lifted her delicate cranium towards one of his front paws, the left one, and attempted to grab it gently in her jaws, not hard enough to break the skin and make him bleed, but enough to startle him quite a bit. The unsuspecting male would never see it coming, and the girl would have some fun with the stranger. Her pure ivory face was most likely startling with such a dark body, no matter how sweet and innocent her face seemed to be. Large pink pools would watch him in amusement, her ebony nose letting out a breath that would tickle the short fur on his ankles. For the first wolf she had met here, he was probably going to have the greatest start when he saw her. This would be good, a perfect surprise.

Though it seemed like the man was off in his own little world, not paying attention to his surroundings, he in fact was. Somebody like him, why would he let down his guard to allow somebody to walk up on him in such an open area? It's what got others killed, letting their guard down when they thought they were experiencing a wonderful and relaxing moment. He had heard somebody approaching, an eyelid slightly parting enough so that it wasn't clear he was watching, giving him a small field of vision to show a woman approaching. He would inwardly smirk, especially when she had moved in close, going to grab his paw in her jaws. He wouldn't do anything though, she was so small that she posed no threat. Fermin would continue to act as though he was sleeping, eye still slightly open but not far enough for her to see he was watching. She would then breath, causing the hairs on his ankle to stand on end, allowing his paw to give a twitch. His eyelid would close, and finally he would move. He would bring his front limbs in against his body, back legs stretching behind him as his back arched. But he wouldn't sit up and confront the girl, no, he would simply stretch then roll over onto his other side and continue laying there, a tiny smirk on his face. "normal. speech. thoughts. you.

Just as her small maw was about to wrap around his enormous paw, the male flipped over onto his other side. Ivory jaws clicked shut on empty air, and disappointment filled the girl. "Damn it.." She muttered, her ears tilting back in minor annoyance. That was going to be so funny, to see the shock on his face. She muttered to herself under her breath about the complete lack of fun in the world, and leapt onto the stone. With her short stature, she had to use her rear legs to scrabble onto the top of the rock, which didn't help her be silent in any way. She took a step towards him, and using her front left paw, jabbed him repeatedly in the flank. "Wake up. Wake up. Wake up. Wake up, whatever your name is!" She repeated in a monotone voice, her sweet alto vocals filling the air. Now she wanted to know who the male was, who thwarted her fun in his sleep. If he couldn't have her surprise him in his sleep, then he would have to have a conversation with her. Besides, she needed some answers; to find out if her father was here, if her siblings had been through here, or if any of her large family were in the area. Everyone was useful to the rusty brown fae, no matter what. Now that she was annoying him, this male would no doubt wake up. Then he could be even just a little bit shocked by her bleached face, even though it wouldn't have been nearly as strong a feeling as if her surprise had worked.

It would sound like the man had disappointed the girl by moving before she had the chance to grab his paw, muttering under her breath before leaping up onto the boulder. Not long after she had found herself beside him, Fermin would feel hard jabbing in his flank, the girl telling him to wake up repeatedly. Not he was laughing on the inside, finding this girl quite amusing but also on the stupid side for just waltzing up to a large male like him. What if he had been the aggressive type and snapped her neck the moment she walked up on him. She needed to be more careful. He would have some fun too. Since the girl had tried messing with him while he rested, the man thought he should return the favor, even if it might scare the crap out of the young lady. His eyes would snap open, lips pulling back to reveal his canines just as a snarl rumbled out from the back of his throat. The large male would lift his head and stare at the girl with cold blue eyes, fur bristling, naturally making him look a bit bigger. the front half f his body would be pushed up, followed by the rest, holding his head high above the girl, towering over her by almost a foot. "You dare disturb me runt?" He would rumble, ears going back against his head as he snarled at the girl. Quite an aggressive sight. "normal. speech. thoughts. you.

Suddenly, the large male was on his feet, towering over the petite maiden and looking extremely fierce. She felt a twinge of fear, maybe she had gone to far this time, pushed the wrong wolf at the wrong time. Then of course, he called her a runt. Oh no, that did not bode well for the ivory masked girl's opinions of the darkly toned man. ?Much better, and now that you're up, we can get ourselves acquainted. The name's Eulari Armada, and you are?? She asked her companion, her rosy orbs staring straight into the man's own ocean toned optics. She grinned, revealing her needle like pearl razors. This was going to be interesting, seeing how far she could push the already angered man. She clearly would have a time out running him, but she could probably do it if the opportunity arose. Something about him seemed familiar, to a degree, but she couldn't place it, so she wrote it off as a mere illusion, a trick of the light and a mistake made by her innocent orchid pigmented pools. Seating herself calmly, fluidly, she wrapped her tail around her tea cupped paws and cocked her delicate cranium ever so slightly to the side, watching him as if he were an equation that stumped her. ?Speech?

He had thought the girl would hop off the rock and cower in fear at his display, but nope, the girl took it well, giving her name and asking for his. A brow would raise, Eulari Armada, she had the name of his father. The thing was, Fermin did not remember the man having more children, only him, Sendoa, Isardis and Unai. Was this a niece, one of his siblings kids? The aggression would melt off the man, his head lowering to get a good look at the girl. She didn't seem to look like one of his siblings, at least from what he could remember. Maybe she her looks were completely from her mother? Taking a set Fermin would heave a heavy sigh, not quite able to identify who the parents of this girl was. "An Armada, if your name comes from who I think it does, I must be your uncle." He would explain in that low voice of his, holding his head high but the gaze he gave Eulari was gentler. "The name's Fermin Senti-Armada, who are your parents dear?" He would ask her curiously. If she was related to him, there had to be others out there that he didn't know of. "normal. speech. thoughts. you.

He seemed to cool down the second he heard her name, a look of surprise settling over his masculine features. If she had not known better, her face would have carried a look of contempt. But she did, so her face held only a smile. She watched him stare intently at her, like he was trying to decipher her, as if she were a difficult equation to be solved. Then his voice, calmer, gentler, filled her ears. An uncle? How wonderful! The first wolf she met in these strange lands was related to her! Clearly she was in the right place, or he was a simple stroke of luck. Introducing himself as Fermin Senti-Armada, the little rusty brown fae was pleased to have found another of her blood. Then he asked her a question, the riddle of her parent's names. She smiled up at the large male, and her sweet alto voice poured like a river of honey from between her ebony lips. "It's nice to meet you, Uncle Fermin. My parents are Isardis Armada and Shaari Opulus." She informed the man, her orchid pigmented pools meeting his directly. She sat down on the stone, wrapping her tail around her paws and shaking out her thick russet ruff before turning her alabaster masked face back to his. A reply was no doubt forthcoming, so she was content to wait calmly and enjoy the company of her newfound family. Speech,

The parents she would name would throw the man off, this girl, she acted much too... cheerful to be spawn of his brother. Maybe it came from her mother, Shaari. If not that then she must be the oddball of the litter, most families had one of them. With a paw Fermin would rub the side of his head, light gaze straying from the girl, looking past her to think about this new information. If she was here, did that mean Isardis was nearby? Or was she just exploring away from home where her mother raised her? "What is a young gal like yourself doing all alone Eulari? There aren't many friendly wolves or creatures out here." He'd finally speak, setting his paw back don beside the other , gaze going back to meet hers. Did she have brains? From her little poking he would have thought not, but perhaps that is what kept her alive while out here if she was on her own. "normal. speech. thoughts. you.

When his voice met her auds once more, she could only respond to his question with a shrug, her voice trickling from her ebony lips almost as an afterthought. ?If need be, I can just run off. I'm not that dumb.? She told her uncle with a grin, reminding him subtly about their previous happenings. She trusted her uncle, having to great a love for family not to trust her own blood. Which reminded her, she was on a quest to find her father, Isardis. ?I'm curious, do you know if my father is around here?? She asked, her alto voice pouring from her regal maw softly, a single brow raised in inquiry. She hoped he knew, otherwise she would not know how to find him. She had not spoken to any other wolves in these lands so far, but she hoped the dark pelted male could offer some help. Though if not it would not affect her love for her uncle, she would enjoy his presence all the same. ?Speech?

A brow would raise at the girls movement and answer to his question, a shrug and that she could run off because she wasn't that dumb. Oh, he would beg to differ, but instead of saying it this time he would keep it to himself. An ear would raise at her question, did he know where her father was? Nope, not at all, the man hadn't seen him in what seemed like forever. "Hm..." Fermin would lift a pa of the boulder to rub his chin, gaze looking off in the distance as he seemed to think about it. "Lately, no little lady. Haven't see him in awhile. Sorry Eulari." He'd finally answer, setting his paw back down and looking to the girl with an apologetic look. "I haven't seen my family in some time now." "normal. speech. thoughts. you.

Eulari

His voice fell into her russet ears, disappointing her with his response. She nodded, smiling slightly at him. "S'all good, though you should really find them. That's why I'm here!" She yipped with a smile, her tail wagging a bit behind her. Some said she looked exactly like her mother, at least until they truly looked at her, and saw the alabaster mask that bleached her whole face white. Her orchid eyes also made others nervous, since apparently they looked a lot like her father's cherry optics. "I wanna meet everyone in the family! I hope they're all fun like you!" She yipped again, since she had so far been having a great time with the older male. Her uncle seemed like a nice man, and hopefully she would get to see him again in the future. She was strangely happy right now, but it was okay. She was a pup through and through, in everything but body. In that area she looked quite mature, beautiful even.

She seemed overly happy, it felt almost unnatural. Never before had the man seen or even heard about somebody act like this. Fermin would remain silent though and listen to the girl, a brow raising when she spoke of meeting everyone in the family, and hoped they were fun like him. He smirked, a soft chuckle escaping his jaws as he looked at the young lady amused. "Me and fun, that's a new one." His head would turn away from her, light blue orbs looking up to the sky in thought. Should he go with the girl, make sure she didn't cause too much trouble on in her search for the rest of her family? Probably, what if somebody decided to mess with her, hormones getting the best of them. Oh, they would have a lot to deal with if he found out. "Where do you plan on heading first?" He asked curiously, turning his back towards the girl with a small smile. "normal. speech. thoughts. you.

His voice fell into the air accompanied by a chuckle, and the fae smiled. She was always one for throwing curveballs, saying things that often made others do a double take and wonder how she could have made that connection. He looked off at the sky, obviously deep in thought, and once more his sky pigmented gaze would turn to her. An inquiry met her russet audits, and she pondered a response for a moment. Where was she going to go next? She had heard tell of her brother being in the area, on a mountain called Volkan. Ebony lips would part, the damsel's sweet alto voice poured into the air around the pair. "I heard that Taurig is in a pack called Tortuga, so I think that's where I'll go first. Who knows, maybe I'll meet up with some family on the way!" She told the male with a grin, her rusty brown tinted banner swinging from side to side behind her. She looked up at the male, and her voice would once more find it's way into Fermin's ears. "What are you gonna do?" She asked, wondering whether or not he would seek out the rest of the family as well, or ignore them and go about his own life. She hoped the former, since family was an extremely important part of your life, and without them where would you be? Probably not in the same place you were at that point in time. She gazed up at her uncle with large orchid pools, honestly curious as to what her dark furred relative could be up to after this. Speech,

Ear perked up at a name being spoken Taurig, in a pack called Tortuga, that's where she would go first. He would assume he was part of the family, was it her sibling? She didn't say, but for some reason the name sounded familiar. Perhaps he had heard it spoken before? Eh, the man couldn't remember. Lately he had that going on more, unable to remember certain things, sometimes unable to even remember what he ate for breakfast the previous day. Age, that had to be it. The question on what he would do made the man silent, light blue pools staring into the girl's warm ones. He didn't really have a plan while here, just walk around and see what happened. But maybe he should look for his family too, if Eulari was here then there should be others. Perhaps his siblings were lurking over the mountain, or in the marshlands. "Well," he began with a light sigh, giving his head a quick shake. "I haven't really thought about it much... perhaps I will see if anyone else from the family is here, dunno." He gave a shrug, it didn't really matter to him, the man never paid much attention to them back when he was under Garaile's rule. "normal. speech. thoughts. you.