Birds of a Feather

Azzurra slowly padded along the mountain path once the other girl had gone past her, looking at the ground as she went and kicking herself for being so incredibly awkward. Balthier had been the only wolf she had really spoken to for most of her life so trying to talk to anyone, much less a complete stranger, was a daunting task. Just as she was scolding herself for doing something as silly as complementing the girl’s ears, she heard the sound of paws hurrying toward her and the sound of the girl in question calling out to her, telling her to wait up.

She blinked with surprise and quickly turned around, confused and worried maybe she had offended her in some way, but instead when the tan and white girl slid to a stop in front of her she didn’t see any sort of anger or malice in her lighter blue gaze. Instead, she was questioned over whether she actually meant what she said and Azzurra’s own ears flicked back shyly in response. "Well… Yeah. They’re really cute. I’ve never seen ears like yours before and I really like that they’re different," she insisted, giving the stranger a bashful smile. She certainly hadn’t expected to make such an impact with her passing comment, but seeing how interested it made the other girl and seeing how her tail wagged made her happy. As someone with a slightly unusual tail she liked finding other little unique traits in other wolves so her compliment was very much genuine. Maybe giving out random complements was a good idea after all.

"I’m Azzurra," she replied when Satira introduced herself and gave a little tilt of her head when Satira looked away from her. Hearing her say that she didn't get many complements on her ears and the thanks for not thinking of her as a freak made her smile shift into a concerned, confused frown. "Why would anyone think you're a freak?" she questioned, her ears folding back with worry. "They're so cute... I love that they're different." Maybe not everyone appreciated their uniqueness the way she did, but she couldn't imagine ever being so mean to anyone for something that they couldn't control and had no say over.

"Azzurra"