Duskfire Glacier Wayward

In his efforts to break the ice apart he completely failed to notice the fact that he wasn't alone until he was spoken to. The initial question was lost to him as his paws slipped on the now wet ice, his balance askew due to the sudden jerking of his stocky neck to peer at the stranger. Managing to save himself from further embarrassment he sat down so he didn't fall and used a paw to push the broken chunk of ice out of the way
"You startled me friend" 
his tone was friendly and with his task completed he turned to give some proper respect, his tail swaying at ease around his legs. The scent on the wind brought with it a muddled array of others and he wondered if he'd missed the signs of a settlement on his first way through. Not wanting to be rude he gave an answer to what he did hear "Yeah, Just me. I'm trying to open up some drinking water for myself and the local critters if I'm lucky"
He paused and hesitated as he realized his fumble in admitting his business. If this was someone with extra mouths to feed in the area he could find himself in trouble and being forced back on his way again alone or not. Dutch had been warned about the territorial nature of the wolves further west but figured they could all make their way well enough among them, Archie just hoped this fella was courteous enough to give him a warning before getting violent if hitting the trail was the way it had to be.