keep up and reach out

Aki was not easily hidden, even in the night, so he made no effort whatsoever to hide his approach. The brute's grin appeared quickly, coming easily and with little effort as he assessed his newest acquaintance. Though far from timid, his posture was largely non-threatening - he had nothing to fear from this man, nor did he have a reason to be anything but complacent toward him. He ignored the stranger's initial stiff reaction, noticing he quickly relaxed when Aki spoke and showed his intentions.. rather, his lack of intentions.

His grin widened at the sound of a language unfamiliar him, and he found his tail batting against his hind legs in slow rhythm.  "Good!" he'd say heartily, glad to hear it. Hunting with another was also preferred to hunting alone, and he felt his chest swell with gratitude that he had stumbled across another today.  "I'm not sure either, but it smells quite good," he admitted, nostrils flaring as he took another whiff of the cool forest air. The scent was not entirely alien, but he couldn't quite place it. It was something somewhat large, though certainly not a deer or cow, he could tell that much.

The other brute said he could join.. if he asked a question. Why, that was a simple enough trade! Not that Elias could convince Aki to really pay much of anything to merely assist him in hunting, but answering a question seemed innocent enough. He wasn't sure what sort of question might be worth asking him, though. He shrugged nonchalantly, a bit curious - and liking the attention, though he wouldn't really admit it.  "Of course," he said quietly, sniffing at the air again and grabbing hold of the scent as he shifted and began to slowly trail after it.  "What is it you wonder?" He figured he ought to offer his name, at the very least, but he was interested first in what sort of question he had for him.