the difference between us

Though his need for company is often fleeting, he feels interested in this smaller man in the distance. A good conversation was hard to come by these days, or so it seemed. His gait was relaxed as he approached, his head dipped slowly toward the earth. Though he was quickly growing exasperated at how quickly others seemed to judge him in these lands -- tired of questions about what he was, or why he looked different from them -- he knew his appearance could be threatening, and he was happy to avoid misunderstanding by giving a more submissive aura than he might normally.

Acutely aware of the boy's slight surprise, he snorted softly into the crisp ocean air.  "What brings you here?" he threw at him conversationally as he drew a bit nearer, his steps careful as he trailed along the side of the flowing river.  "Hunting for crustaceans? Or is it seagulls you prefer?" A brow would cock curiously as he tread closer. His ears would flick from atop his skull, tail flicking where it lay behind his massive frame. Though he didn't really expect that he had been hunting anything on the ocean, it was a decent way to get the stranger talking, for he certainly seemed a bit tongue-tied from the get go.