and darling

He'd told Bass he wouldn't be noticed - but the joke was that he was a difficult one to miss, even if he was trying. Still, he didn't intend on causing any ruckus. He was mostly concerned with keeping Kai safe, teaching him the basics of survival and promptly slipping away. After thanking Bass for letting him stay, of course. The oversized brute sniffed at the air as he wandered through the plains, noting some features in the terrain that surely made this place a good one to live in. Though the grasses weren't that verdant now, surely in the warmer seasons they provided good hunting grounds for smaller prey, and even larger prey once they came to graze. His attention strayed as he wandered through the lands. This place was nice and all, it really was, but he couldn't wait to leave.

Aki hadn't noticed the girl on the ground that he was approaching. She was young, in comparison to him, but she was not a child. He found himself grinning at her as she greeted him, his tail thumping at his hindquarters happily.  "Hello!" he called back in a similar tone, his voice deeper though, touched with a northern accent that he didn't bother to hide. "How are you doing today, miss?" He wasn't normally unfriendly, but he felt like he should be.. extra-friendly to her, since this was her home and he was only staying here temporarily, as a guest.