Katsu didn't want to alarm her further, but she was right to be nervous. He was ever aware of his size and might as he grew older - it could be intimidating, and some wolves used it like a cudgel to subjugate. Perhaps he'd better use his words. "Watashi wa kumo ni ichiban chikai anata no tonari ni suwarimasuga, watashitachi futari tomo sugu ni idō suru hitsuyō ga arimasu." Kat moved slowly around the smaller female in a wide semi-circle until he sat close on the side closest to where the cove lay, keeping one eye on the shadows and the other on the girl. "Watashinonamaeha Hattori Katsurō de, Tōjō-kai wa watashinokazokudesu. Kono gengo o hanasu hito de watashitachi no koto o shiranaihito ni atta koto wa arimasen." His brows furrowed as he spoke. It was true enough - the only wolves he knew that spoke this language hailed from his pack, but he hadn't exactly met every inhabitant across Boreas and Auster.
A flicker in the shadows caught his attention and he stood, nudging her sharply with his shoulder. They were quick when they wanted to be. He'd seen them overtaken a young capybara who had wandered too close and the sight had been gruesome. "Hanarete, kigi no kata ni modorimashou."Stay calm, cool, collected. That much he could do. He mirrored his father's own unflappable gaze and led Yume back towards the tree line. Once they were some place safer, he could continue to answer her questions without constantly looking over his shoulder.
