you're awful, I love you

The titan started at the sound of a voice that had piped up from seemingly nowhere. Dropping their prize, they turned to stare blankly at the stranger. A smaller fae with a mottled brown coat. "Howdy," they said, testing the word out on their tongue. It was fun! At her question, the monochrome giant looked between the damsel and the frozen carcass that now lay at their feet. "Uh," they grunted, auds tipping backwards awkwardly. Yeah, this probably wasn't a great look. "Well, I've been cooped up in the caves all winter. And, uh," they glanced up at the fae again. "I've been bored. Hoping to get some use out of this here carcass! The bones can be turned into chimes, or jewelry, and the fur can be turned into brushes or something, and the skin can be turned into tools for my workshop if it ain't good enough to make into necklaces or bracelets." they knew damned well they were droning on, listing off the endless possibilities of this one carcass when this lady probably didn't give a damn about any of this.

When they finally managed to convince their tongue to quit wagging, they let their mouth shut with a click. That was a whole lot of nonsense. A soft clearing of their throat, and they blinked once before flashing a bashful smile the lady's way. "What's brought you up north? Not a lot of folks up here until the weather gets real warm." they drawled amicably, the corners of their dappled gunmetal eyes crinkling with a small smile. It was so nice to see someone who wasn't part of their clan, after several months of being cooped up inside staring at painted cavern walls.