malediction
Hannibal was pleased that his lineage was true and not riddled by silly ideologies. When religion is mixed with power it never ends well. When he led he led true, with his brain and not some silly verbiage from thousands of years ago as his reasonings. When he said march they marched and not because they felt obligated to but because they believed in him. That is how he wanted everything to work and one day when he rebuilt his Empire the male would aim to do the same as he did before.
It was easy to get the babe's name, Korinna. A beautiful and unique name to match her physical appearance. A polite dip of his head was seen as she spoke, a silent thanks for being so open. Many were reclusive with their identity and perhaps this woman was as well. Was Kori a fake name? Who knew. In his head she spoke the truth because he had no idea who she was. It was a constant game. Though, as she spoke her inquire the male let a little grin slip across his lips. "Soon these lands will be claimed by a Wolf I know." Perhaps she knew of Tyranis and he did not wish to reveal too much information all at once. "Until then I am exploring and learning my way around the forest." He was also meant to be doing some patrolling but he would wait until he knew his way around first. "And you?"