Nova Peak Mind,

Born and bred eh? Taikon saw that Asra was a proud young woman. He nodded to the declaration, understanding that everyone had their preferences. The prince also preferred when the weather was cooler, although it was more bitter during his stints as a lone wolf due to a lower percentage of body fat.
You can be as selfish as you want; it's your place, he smiled cooly. His tail waved back and forth as he moved forward, watching her pace closely so as to match it. There's a trail that leads up the slopes this way, he explained, leading the way through the meadow and then to a forest. For a time, they moved quickly. They passed by little streams that flowed down the paths carved into the mountain slopes. A turkey was spooked and made a quick exit from tall grasses.
When they approached the sloping path that led up to the colder regions of Nova, Taikon's pace slowed. You bow the way my family bows. I've never met anyone that does that, he observed, glancing at her. They were from very different places. The Farukan Kingdom was a long way off from the far north she had spoken of. Clearly, the Tse family line had learned the move from somewhere else.