Willows
05-14-2020, 12:42 AM
She snorted faintly at his statement that learning was fun. Not that it wasn't true! But it sounded a touch too much like a kindergarten lesson for her tastes, and she was a year and seven months old, and not a child, thank you very much. Still, the feeling was eased as she realized he'd be sticking around a decent while longer. This day had turned out to be pretty fun for her, indeed. She hadn't expected to make a friend in the stranger, but she was so, so glad that she'd done so.
Mal couldn't help but smile at Cairo's dreamy expression. She couldn't help it -- the pure joy and wonder and passion that exuded from the man was infectious. The young one listened as he talked passionately about his family, and the long line of warriors, even warrior queens and kings, that ran through his blood and inspired him to carry on the tradition. "They were all queens and kings at some point," she queried, "But not anymore? Aren't you... next in line at some point?" It was a bit strange that he was, well, a lower-ranked warrior, when his heritage indicated that he should be a prince of some sort, or eventually a king himself. Shouldn't he? And thus far she hand't heard of a kingdom or queendom within Boreas. Or maybe it was outside of the continent entirely.
His explanation of hunting as a pair to his warrior skills and a boon to his pack made enough sense. "That's certainly be fun," she blinked, indicating his hope to work with his sibling.