Totoka River Stairway to heaven

To the word 'boy', his lips initially tighten to a bit of a frown but does so to quickly remove it, refraining from scrunching up his face to it. She spoke in the same odd tongue as both Ruo and Ying, a sure sign to him she was family. He certainly thought she didnt mean anything by the term, granted he seemed to be older then she. 

He nods to her words, mmotioning with a jutting of his muzzle to the west. I know of it, Empress. He speaks with her title respectfully. I have been staying on the plateau to the west. I met Ying there, whom granted me a place in Junshi. I know Ruo, also... And far longer then Ying, too. However, he was uncertain if Ruo had ever mentioned him to any of his family, especially the empress. If so, it would have likely been by the name 'Lion', though for this woman... I'm Aiolos.