She seemed irritated by his rushing, but he didn't stop. He simply shot her a grin as she finally started to get to her paws and headed toward the ocean, his left ear remaining directed at her while he went on his way. Today he wanted to stay focused, but he did listen to her question and offered a slight sway of his silverback tail as he appreciated her interest in hunting.
"That all depends on what we find when we reach the main land." His thick neck twisted as he looked back to her, his eyes avoided the ocean mist coming off the crashing waves while they watched her come to join him. He didn't want to start swimming across without her, still scared of how well she could fight the ocean waves and actually make it off the island- he was impressed she crossed successfully the first time. Once she was ready and right beside him, he would start to swim.
"We will hang by the beach when we get there- if you get tired just remember that! The quicker we make it to shore, the quicker we can rest." He called out to her over the sound of legs pushing through the waves. She would start swimming before his paws left the ocean floor, so he waited to ensure she did just fine getting out past the strength of the tide.
His legs were burning from their kicking through the water by the time they finally reached the shore of Boreas. He could have swum much faster, and keeping himself at her pace while still remaining afloat seemed to tire him out much more than he would have if he would have kept better momentum, but he remained at her side the whole way through. After they successfully made it to shore, the titan collapsed on its sands and immediately closed his blue eyes as he lay limp, allowing his body to rest without even bothering to shake his coat. He was becoming heavy and was seriously considering whether he would ever travel out to the islands again.
"Altair?" When his breathing finally returned to normal, he lifted his head from the sand and searched for her eyes of blue and gold. Looking into eyes with two different colors was definitely off-putting at first, but the more time he spent with her the more he found himself admiring her oddities.
"Let's get going. As soon as we leave the bay, I want you to listen to absolutely everything in those woods. Raccoons and a lot of things live off of the crabs of the bay and most of them are nested in there. Let's be quiet, and see what we find. Keep your voice low and try to speak to me with your body, not your voice. The less noise we make while we are hunting, the better." He had begun to roll onto his side and get to his paws when he started talking. He kept his eyes on her while he was speaking, but once he was finished they veiled themselves as the giant finally shook water and embedded sand from his pelt. When he opened them again, he narrowed his stare and lifted his muzzle as if he was surprised to see her.
"Go on, I'm following you. You're the newbie." Truth be told, he wasn't that accustomed to hunting with others either, especially not.. puppies. But it would be fun to see if she could hear things or see things before he did.
