"I'm a freshly indicted member of her group," shared the wolf at Pied's query. "But she and I have only just begun to know one another." He was getting the distinct impression that Hawkeye was aggressively perusing him as a potential suitor; the realization of such hadn't quite settled with him one way or the other. He was hardly of breeding age in the first place, and though he remained comfortable around the opposite sex, he wasn't sure he was ready to sneak off into the bushes with one. It was a sticky situation he was in...but one that could wait until later to handle.
He smiled at her mentioning a visit and quoted, "Well if you come to visit be sure to send a call out my way too. I owe you my name anyway!"
Ariston was acutely aware of a sudden chill in the air. He looked skyward and noticed that the sun had dipped behind summit of the bordering mountain...a sure sign of the afternoon waning to an approaching nightfall. "Speaking of the Plateau," he began, "I might should head on that way before Hawkeye begins to suspects I vamoosed into the wilderness." The male nodded politely at Pied and turned, grinning over his shoulder for one final exchange. "Keep working on those jokes, Sunshine! They're gonna get you far in life!"
Soft laughter followed him into the shadowy trails back home.
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