(aw) Home Sweet Home

He would move himself so that he was more visible, to make it evident he did not wish to hide. Adrian's eyes turned back toward the stranger, studying her with intrigue. Part of her was colored similarly to himself, with a sandy tan color, but her most prominent coloring seemed to be the darker brown. She was of the smaller size, very slender, but not in what appeared to be an unhealthy manner.  She seemed like a normal, healthy adult.

Curiously though, she held herself in a submissive, or perhaps apologetic manner, as if expressing without words the same thing he felt for interrupting her moment of peace. However, she seemed to go beyond this. Her nervousness was easy to spot, both from her quietly spoken apology, and the inability to keep her paws firmly planted on the ground. Adrian found it ridiculously hard to believe anyone could be afraid of or intimidated by his presence - though he supposed it was possible, but it had to be something else. Did she think this den belonged to him? That would be somewhat amusing, as he had thought it might be hers.

How would he choose to respond to this situation? First impressions were important, and he desired to make a good one. The first and best thing to do was probably to clarify the situation. "You're not intruding. This.. doesn't belong to me. You've as much right to be here as I. In fact.. I was going to apologize for intruding on you, too." At least it had made giving his own apology easier, which he had intended to do regardless of what happened.

Allowing his paws to carry him another step or two closer - he hoped not too close for the comfort of the other, his eyes were drawn to the den momentarily. "I think this looks nice, what you did." If indeed this den could be proven vacant, he would not have minded residing within it for a night, perhaps two in order to rest his weary paws. He enjoyed his traveling, the discovery of new places, new sights, but at times it wore him down. Adrian would not give up his hope that one day perhaps in the not too distant future, he would find somewhere he could make into a permanent h ome.