The view was obstructed by shadow- he hadn't even noticed anyone approaching. Too engrossed in the fish. Sea foam eyes lifted, and kept on going. Up, up, up. The titan that stared down at him was certainly easy on the eyes. Carrying the carcass of a coyote that was nearly the waif's own size. Something to be said for a man who could manhandle him with ease. The limp body of the tawny canine dropped heavily near his paws- something, something, looking into the face of his own mortality. Fish was delicious, did anything else really matter at the moment?
"Mind if I eat with you?" the colossus rumbled flatly. A small smile upturned the corner of his lips, and he dipped his head wordlessly in assent. As the giant settled down close enough to block even more of the sea's cool breeze, a small sigh of satisfaction escaped inky lips. Drawing his pink tongue over his whiskers, the petite male took a moment to savour the moment.
"Despite how eerie they are, I think the stars look even more beautiful now." he murmured, pausing his meal to lift his gaze up to the twinkling streaks above. They were probably an omen of something horrible to come, but he couldn't help admiring the crystalline beauty of these strange new shapes in the sky. Such a dramatic shift from the subtle glimmer of the cosmos a few months prior. "What do you think?" he enquired quietly, turning his attention to the stranger. Perhaps he was overstepping his bounds as a slave by being so open and casual with what was undoubtedly a higher ranked wolf, but something about being tucked away from the wind, watching the sun cast its final light across the night sky.. it felt far away from the world of strict hierarchies and macabre duties.
"Speech!"
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