He'd come close to dosing off a couple of times, but each time, he seemed to hear some unfamiliar sound, or smell some faint scent that pulled him from rest. It seemed, both times, the sounds and smells had simply been his overacting imagination, so it wasn't until he actually heard voices echoing slightly down the tunnels that he sat bolt upright. The fat wolf wasn't really sure why he was so anxious; perhaps it was simply curiosity, a need to know what kind of creatures called this place home. After seeing Alaki, Itheral wasn't about to discount anything.
With a grunt, the overweight canine got to his paws. Hesitating for a moment, tempted to just lay back down and ignore it, Itheral took a quick breath, and walked out into the tunnel. He glanced left, then glanced right. Nothing. Perhaps he should of left well enough alone, and just turn back, lay down, and mabye get some shut eye. He'd had a rough day, after all, between his long hike, getting lodged ina cavern for almost an hour, then being freed, threatened, and recruited by a terrifying bipedal wolf-thing named Akali, Itheral had barely had a chance to sit down. Alas, curiosity won out, and the wolf nervously called out into the tunnels.
"Hello!? Is someone there?!"
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