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Things were going swimmingly, it seemed. Attila was a nice enough wolf, and Rurik was enjoying his company. He was too thick-skulled to notice that the other man maybe hadn't actually met Nayati, but even so, it probably wouldn't have bothered Rurik. There wasn't much doubt Attila was an Aniwayan; they didn't seem like the type to lack vigilance about their borders, from what he knew of them. With spirits to help them, it was probably a hell of a lot easier.
“Ah yes! The past, eet es not good to zheenk on eet too much,” the werewolf said, smiling, glad they found something in common already. “Nozhing anybody can do to change, so why bother?” the werewolf asked, shrugging his shoulders. He didn't understand that at all—there was no point in lugging around baggage, but even he broke this cardinal rule where Kiska was concerned. Some things were worth regretting, but they were few and far between.
“I only have seen Freetown—that is as far south as I go,” the werewolf stated, recalling the last human settlement he'd seen. “Never really wanted to wander zhis continent too much,” he confessed. He liked seeing all different places, true, but he had reason to return here, himself. When the bird landed in the tree, the werewolf's eyes were drawn to it. It was some kind of owl, apparently, and it had rather pale feathers, with orangey highlights here and there. He was rather pretty, and Rurik became a fair bit more solemn in the presence of the spirit, finding it disrespectful to be all grins and giggles around such a thing. He took another sip from the bottle and remained quiet, unwilling to interrupt the pair even if he couldn't hear the bird's side of the arguement. It seemed rude to interrupt, regardless.
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