Whitefish River xi innaktuk (1)

His tail curved for waving gleefully over his hips, casually fluttering by behind him without strain. His posture hardened the moment the other spoke about searching for women. Hiero's lips tightened and his eyes focused a little more... tail ceased its motion and dropped just a little as he tried to make sense of it all. No, the young man wasn't making much sense at all nor a very good first impression. That ache to keep Kaistleoki safe burned in his chest to think that someone came by just to... well, he didn't like to think of it. Brows furrowed as he continued to try and keep a peaceful air, though he was more cautious now.

Do your friends have names? Cautiously he questioned, hoping that it was just some kind of language barrier judging by the man's dialect.