Blacktail Deer Plateau it's just a triptych in decay

the ivory clad male does not appear aggressive ...only a bit distressed — but onyro, despite how good he's gotten at reading body language over the years, is prone to misjudging. an easy thing to do, he's learned, when in the presence of strangers; without the familiar threading of emotions he is used to reading in those he grows to know well. in an effort not to come across as a complete boar, onyro attempts to multi-task, keeping in mind the other male's body language while trying to interpret what was being said to him.

the first sentence was nonsensical — having only been practiced in interpreting the movements of the mouth to form common.

a flick of onyro's left ear is given; as he struggles to read and comprehend. ice ...wars? comes his blunted and toneless attempt at interpretation, feeling the words and sounds form from the vibration of his throat but unable to hear it himself.

the hell is an ice war? he wants to ask but does not give voice to; though he makes no move to mask his visible confusion.