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Áki heard the call of a bird in the distance long before he heard anyone's arrival. The sound was distinct from the faint birdsong of his surroundings, but not enough to capture his attention. For now the brute was content to rest on a drier part of the beach, eyeing the rising tide and wondering how soon the water would force him to find a better spot to move to. A yawn caught hold of him, and he stretched his large forepaws in front of him to shift into a more comfortable position.

The gentle rustling of paws brought his attention to the mottled-coated man's arrival. Though his approach didn't surprise him, the fact that his bird friend spoke first definitely did. Shifting where he sat and lifting his head a bit taller, he aimed his tusked head toward Spider, grinning. "Hello, you two," Áki called out in his heavy voice. He swore the man looked fearful of him -- it was a reaction he'd become somewhat accustomed to here, and he no longer questioned it. "Lovely day, isn't it?" After a moment he pulled himself upright onto his haunches, shaking out his heavy coat and stretching his limbs.