Take another picture, drop it on your tongue

Yawning dramatically, Alis awaited a response, and while she was tempted to sprawl out with her toes juuuust touching the border when the impatience reached it's highest she managed to refrain long enough for someone to make their way over. Crimson eyes shot to the side, studying the mottled and striped girl who approached her with a stance that definitely said she was not of high rank. Pity. The girl comments on Alis having the brains to stay on the other side of the border to with she snorted softly and offered up a clearly fake and toothy smile. "Oh, I wouldn't confuse common sense with manners. As much as I like to think I'm rather angelic..." she trailed off, letting the dry, sarcastic tone hang in the air a moment before offering her own, almost imperceptibly condescending smirk. "Just a social call, so I suppose it depends on if you feel like keeping up a chat with a silly loner?"

Of course, Alis immediately tuned out anything the brown girl might be saying when she spotted the new arrival. Just as he took a moment to study her like any sensible wolf ought to study a new face, Alis would eye the man with her own curiosity. He was tall, not unlike herself and her kin. As was the brown girl. He smelled like the girl, so, relatives? Siblings? Hmm. His posture bespoke his position before his words did - Emperor, oooh, so fancy, so important - and Alis would answer his question promptly, "Curiosity, I suppose. I was spending time nearby and, well, it's always good to know your neighbors. I'm Alis." It was a small movement but a keen eye might notice her shift one of her forelegs closer to her body when Malleus got close. A slight hint of body language expressing the discomfort she sought to hide lest she appear weak or fearful.