stay happy there

It was interested to see remnants of some kind of civilization here. Something had lived here once, that much he could tell. What had lived here, he had no idea. The lands this far South of the land of his childhood were much more temperature, and softer creatures could live here comfortably. He'd never really seen things like this in the lands of his youth.. perhaps some structures like this, but considerably more dilapidated and unrecognizable than this one.

He basked in the curious look that Valentine flashed him. If anyone found him mysterious, he would've laughed; he was more simple than his peers realized, most of the time. He just did what he wanted, when he wanted, and with who he wanted. He had no interest in power, in hiding secrets, in finding an advantage over others - though he supposed Valentine had to be wary of these things. He was in a seat of power, and letting a stranger into his home was forcing him to be quite vulnerable - though Áki showed no signs he ought to be worried. His posture was relaxed, void of even the slight wariness he'd held on to when he first arrived on Imperium's borders, and his gait was carefree as he wandered through the barn.

He'd return the sly grin with one of his own, pulling away despite the sudden plea of his body to not. The attraction he felt toward Valentine had been obvious since he'd met him - it'd be so long since he had actually met someone like him. Alacritia was full of wolves that were soft and weak, except for maybe Kallisto, the blind woman he'd befriended. He felt vaguely envious toward the power Valentine held, and though he didn't want to share in that power, he was attracted to it.

"Perhaps some relic from the gods," he would comment wistfully. He didn't care if Valentine didn't share in his sentiments, if he believed in gods at all - but it didn't hurt anything to mention it nonetheless. His tail would flick as he made his way around the thing, obviously pleased with his company, aiming to let it to brush against Valentine's hind flank.  If he pulled away, so be it; but it didn't hurt to try to initiate more contact.