I ask myself what am I doing here

It said a lot about Kalli, that she had survived thus far without her sight. She was strong and independent, and obviously stubborn, though he had yet to tell if she was as stubborn as Sabine. Though it was something he knew he shouldn't focus on so much, it was still curious to him - even if he wouldn't dare vocalize these thoughts.

She stated that adventuring wasn't fun alone. He would shrug, instinctively, despite knowing she couldn't see him. Still, he understood her point. "True," he acknowledged gently. "Though certainly you can gather a good bit of information about the land without seeing it, from its scent and your paws?" Hell, even the way that sound bounced off of various landscapes could tell something about the land, though he knew with certainty it was easier to just be able to see things. It was understandable that it might be easier for her to stay in a pack for now. He wondered if it was a choice he might ever make, if something left him unable to safely survive on his own. Certainly it had helped her through the winter, a time when survival was paramount and injuries were obtained easily. Despite his quip about avalanches, it was a very real possibility - and he wouldn't be joking about it if such a thing had happened to her.

"Oh yeah?" he would grin at her comment, laughter audible in his voice. "I know I'm big, but that doesn't mean I'm that slow..." a hearty chuckle left his lips as he moved away from her. "If you're so insistent, though, we could always race..."