The Heartwood what a brilliant speech you gave

He watches the stranger with the wide eyes of a curious child - or a fool. What is there not to trust? A tilt of his head accompanies the question. You are canine, just as I. Should that not provide some sense of comradery?

We will go together, and Iseldur will reward your good deed. He bounces ahead through the snow, stopping to look back at the other. I am Cathal. Your name, what is it? He would need to know should they be traveling together even for a short time.

Cathal has always been amiable, and this wolf will be no exception - even if he is quite strange.