[ he's just a mangy runt of a wolf. not nearly as amiable as a certain dog general. but consequently, being in the presence of a person like itto is like staring directly into the sun—warm, bright. overbearing. straightforward enough that nehan doesn't surmise he'll be a threat, at least.

so he responds with nothing but a flat stare at his pun and... everything else that comes out of his mouth. ]

A dog, huh...

[ the people here really are from another world. ]

Oversimplification, but sure. [ they span a wide breadth of animals, from donkeys to dogs, like him. ] I'm an erune. That's a skydwelling race, which... doesn't mean anything to you.

[ ... ]

You've got more "dog guy" energy than I do.