Deepwood Weald i was going to cover that in the hear-me-out portion.

Penn's concern slipped away and a smirk lit across his face as he watched her process his response. She clearly didn't know what to do with it. He found that rather funny, though he took care not to laugh in her face. He didn't actually want to get attacked, even though he was confident he could handle himself if that did happen. He just wanted to bug her, or so he had now decided.

"Because I'm bored," he answered, deciding that this was now more interesting than finding his sister, "This place is too quiet. Someone needed to liven it up a little and I am just the wolf to do it." He glanced around smugly at the trees before looking at her again. "You from around here?" he asked.