Blacktail Deer Plateau creep

There was a break in verbal communication, but the exchange of pleasantries and information went on. His tail waved in appeasement as he took in the smell of her breath, learning more about her health, diet and dental hygiene.

He concluded that she was undiseased, and that she was certainly fit. The exchange ended with a cheeky nose-boop.

"It's a pretty good nose," he agreed, a grin back on his face. "Yours is cute, too." he hopped back to his paws, wheeling away with his tail flagging high.

"Do you know your way around this place?" he asked her. "He should be in the valley over — so I gotta get through these mountains."