tundra's expression does not change in the slightest upon noticing him notice her. eyes of azure bear into her across the empty space as he moves forward with an evident amount of purpose in her direction. aside the slight narrowing of dark eyes the woman continues to remain statuesque especially since he has the sense to stop at a respectable distance- dropping into a sitting position. for a moment that's it, the two sit in complete silence- exchanging nothing side the intensity of their stares. however eventually he speaks, a simple word rumbling from his chest in the form of a greeting.
she dips her head slightly- "greetings" the word slips from her jaws in a soft toned breath but there too is an iciness lingering beneath, matching the void look to her doll eyes quite fittingly. something about the man gives her the impression that he is not the type to just approach one to make small talk- of course it's a quick assumption to make as she has literally only been in his presence for mere minutes but there is a sense of purpose to him that has her thinking there must be a reason to his decision to approach.
no more words are allowed past the boundary of shut jaws but the expectant look lingering in her dark gaze asks enough- well do you want something? she thinks it's only fair as he is the one that approached her that he carry this conversation if he so wished to. already she can feel the bareness of the flatlands making her skin prickle uncomfortably as she fights the urge to turn tail and race back to the forest. she can not become too dependent on the trees to shelter her.
the silence lingered between them for quite the few moments but tundra was okay with that, remaining sitting as her dark eyes continue to observe the ebony man levelly. when he does speak it's quite the oddly suspicious question that slips from his jaws and the woman arches a brow skeptically. it had certainly been nothing she would have expected him to say that was for sure. after shifting her position slightly she would decide to go ahead and be honest out of mere curiosity as to what more he would come out with. "no..." she'd allow her head tilt to the side slightly, the rare flicker of amusement lighting in her doll-like eyes as she'd continue in her silky murmur "i'm curious as to why that matters though"
honestly she couldn't predict what he might say next in the slightest but was quite surprisingly secretly pleased for the conversation. initially the thought of having to converse with another had left her grumbling inwardly but now that he'd initiated it and didn't seem overly pressing it was almost a relief to have something to focus on besides the dark topics her mind liked to hurl at her full force.
of course she still had not an ounce of trust for the lone man and despite seeming to appear almost at ease, her muscles remained coiled under her thick pelt and ears kept on the alert to detect even the slightest movement that could suggest a threat so that muscles could uncoil like a spring. she would most definitely npt let herself get caught out, that at least she was sure of.