Om Nom Roadkill

A trait that Aki was fully aware that, that others often did not spot quickly, was his selfishness - if a mountain lion did suddenly appear, he would be overwhelmed with the need to protect himself and not the stranger in the branches. Likewise, if she was foolish enough to climb up there, she deserved any injury she might obtain from her descent.

Taking a brief survey of his surroundings, and finally assured that this feline was not an imminent risk, he tilted his tusked head to the sky once again.  "I thought you were a bird, when I first heard the leaves rustling above me," he mused with another boisterous laugh.  "Now I am certain of it. Scavenging meals from among the treetops. Either a bird or a monkey!" It was ridiculous, but amusingly so, and he shook his had incredulously at the thought.

She proved to be very much wolf, as she loped with ease down the tree branch and came to a standstill before him. His gaze roved over her, nothing her youthfulness and the slender stature; he must look like a grizzled old beast to her. "Peregrine," he tested her name on his tongue, brows pulling together tight. "Sounds like a bird's name to me! Mine's Aki." He offered a low bow, lowering his tusked skull until it nearly hit the ground before raising it again with a wide grin.