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Asterr, he repeated silently in his head. It was a name he wouldn't soon forget, not after this. He nodded and smiled at the woman; a stranger no longer. After a brief moment of silence, Hiram adjusted his positioning -- angling his hips in a way that he could stand comfortably even with their tether still connecting them. His gaze returned to her face, his periphery vision falling upon her brilliant silver eyes.

There were numerous questions he wished to ask, but in his exhaustion Hiram found it difficult to string his words together without loosing his breath. "Are you— are you from around here?" He asked, wheezing. He had never seen the likes of her around -- at least, not in the Taiga where he made his home. Nevertheless, the Cardinal hoped this would not be the last he saw of her, especially if... his eyes fell upon her slender belly, but he made no comment.