Gifted Talents [Malalia]

He had indeed spotted her approach, and his posture straightened with a grin as Chrysta clicked her beak.

As Lia called out, he grinned more widely, head cocking as he answered cheerily, “Stranger, am I?” Mock indignance laced his voice, before it fell into a chuckle.

“How was your walk? And who’s this little fellow? He looks feisty.” He pretended to have forgotten the lump laying on the wall as he bounded down, tail wagging gaily as he nodded to the little wolverine kit… good thing he’d picked sheepskin instead of wolverine fur.

His rump plopped down in the snow as he gave the smaller wolf a playful bump of his nose to her shoulder. He’d reached his full, final height, even in the week since he’d encountered her on the volcano, and he smiled cheerfully down at Lia, eyes sparkling. He was glad to see her well, glad to see that she was allowed to visit, assuming Sirius knew at all about the friendship. Aurielle had mentioned it to the man in passing, but she’d admitted to Cai that she wasn’t sure if the enigmatic giant had registered it.

Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Hear" ---- Think