The girl still seemed oddly disconcerted by him. Bard kept himself relaxed, his expression naturally open and friendly but he made himself even more so, sitting so that he wouldn't appear as intimidating. Finally she would introduce herself, and Bard smiled pleasantly at her. "Well now, Misha Elaine Cae, it is absolutely lovely tae meet ye. Ye brighten the day, tae be sure. What brings ye out tae this barren place?" He spared a glance around at the hills surrounding them, his relaxed smiled continuing to hover contentedly on his muzzle. The deserted nature of the land didn't bother him a bit. Every land had it's own song, if you just stopped to listen to it.
