The Heartwood nimble is the heart's desire

Kove was slightly disappointed that the other was not there to explore the area as he wished to, but refused to allow such an emotion to show towards a stranger. She seemed quick to ask a question of her own right after answering the one he'd presented to her. He didn't think too much about the question, and gave a shrug of his shoulders. “Not entirely curious,” he told her. “I Was just trying to start a conversation. It would have been rude to just walk by you as if you didn't exist, right?” In truth, he really could have come up with a better way to start off a conversation, but the question had been the first thing to come to mind, and so he just rolled with it. No harm done it seemed.

He was able to noticed the distance being kept between the stranger and himself, but made no move to close it. For now, he'd keep his distance.