shake it off

It took her a moment to get used to his accent, but eventually she could decipher his words. "Good morning," she replied happily, glad that Kieran was at least amenable to her presence. He then confirmed that he was Kieran O'Malley, which was good to know because she hadn't known his family name before. Then he asked her name right before she gave it, and she felt a little embarrassed for speaking over him like that.

But he didn't seem to mind. He smiled and nodded, though she noticed a distinct lack of twinkle in his dark green eyes. It wasn't that he was outwardly depressed, but Kaskara detected a hesitance to open up to the world, perhaps because of his past. Kaskara understood that pain, but had been trained to hide it from others. Perhaps Kieran didn't know he was showing it, though to most wolves it wouldn't be obvious. "It's nice to meet you too, Kieran. I'm happy to finally put a face to a name formally."