The other canid called out and Ridley's head tilted fully from one side to the other as he spoke. His words were understood simply enough. They had both evaluated one another and neither was interested in a tussle. There wouldn't be shows of brawn and strength clashing on these ashen lands today. Instead it would be two males passing in relative peace, or so Ridley hoped. He eyed the horns on the other canid's head and found himself wondering if they were heavy, or if they required a lot of maintenance. Then he eyed the other wolf's fur, and wondered if the heat ever got to him. On second thought, he figured probably not based on the level of fire control the other wolf had displayed. As the other closed the rest of the distance, Ridley's tail continued to rattle. Aside from that, however, he remained calm and stoic, his silver gaze never leaving the other's.
"Curiosity is dangerous" Ridley finally spoke as he leaned just as the other did to inspect the male's body up close. His paws shuffled and soon enough, Ridley was moving to walk a half-circle around the stranger. Tsillah, that was a lot of fur he had to deal with. "But I get the feeling that you're no stranger to danger." It was presumptuous of Ridley to state as such, but he didn't care. The leather cinch and rope still dangled, wrapped around his neck. "You haven't seen a small little gray and green lass running around, have you? I'm looking for her. She's escaped me, and I need to get her back." It didn't dawn on Ridley that the other wolf might be shocked to hear him chasing down, well, another wolf. He didn't think about how the other might react to his confession. To Ridley, it was just another day doing business and filling his desires and needs. "She's a slippery one. She has a neat magic trick where she duplicates herself. It's really quite fascinating. I'd love to study it further."