Surroundings

The familiar lilt of accented vocals hinted at a shared language between the two, though the cosmic titan did not press further. He'd get around to it eventually. The stranger admitted that they were merely a traveller passing through the area, who'd had much the same inclination to explore the edges of the volcano's burbling throat. The petite stranger's soft shrug was followed by a claim to ignorance linked to their unfamiliarity with the region. He huffed lightly, spur-lined shoulders lifting in a half-hearted and dismissive shrug of his own.

"That's fine." he assured the stranger. Gilded eyes drifted towards the steaming pit upon whose precipice they idly stood. Hard to say if it was bull-headed self assurance or apathy that left his heart empty of terror at the sight, but regardless he was more curious than anxious to stand so near the deadly abyss. "My da told me a bit about a the volcano once, said it erupted when he was younger. One of the nearby packs was displaced for a while, and the skies were full of ash for months after." he drawled conversationally, his attention slowly drifting back to the strange wolf. They were older, but not near his sire's age.

With a flick of his tail and little more to offer on the subject, the young brute switched gears. "Valerian Aeris," he introduced himself with the off-handed brusqueness that most young males kept in spades. "you?" the question was paired with a lifted brow that otherwise didn't disturb the stoic mask laid upon his primeval features.