Mudminnow River obscura

Okay, so he didn't want to be part of the conversation but he also was very determined to still be part of it? She really didn't understand what his issue was. Perhaps he was the embodiment of stubbornness. Certainly he wasn't getting any points for his answers. Either way, by now she was pretty unperturbed by his replies -- he was meeting expectations that he very quickly set up for himself. He'd earn a brief glance that lasted about as long as the syllable he said.
 
Then it was back to Holland, who she could actually talk to -- even if the whole thing was slightly weird, to be blamed on the paler man, probably. I'm its leader -- Legate, or alpha if you prefer something more traditional. A pause, another inquisitive tip of her head, Are you seeking anything in particular in your travels? That was always the more interesting side of things rather than "what have you seen."