His tail hadn't been following the rhythm, just thumping in instinctive appreciation of the nice sound of the man's voice, but the sudden cessation of that song had his tail going still again and his ears drooping at the unfriendly suspicion in the stranger's tone. Perhaps he should have expected it - the inhabitants of Halo could be a wary bunch, hard to thaw a welcome from - but out here on the Sea it had just been nice to see someone who wasn't a cannibal.
Ah well.
The fox got to his feet and then hesitated, uncertain whether to leave or try to earn the fisherman's friendship, but the demand for payment was difficult when he had no pockets, and a lingering dislike of transforming in front of strangers. Jigano whined softly and settled for trotting a little ways back before he sat down again to watch the young man from further away, hoping that would appease him, or at least calm him down again.
Ah well.
The fox got to his feet and then hesitated, uncertain whether to leave or try to earn the fisherman's friendship, but the demand for payment was difficult when he had no pockets, and a lingering dislike of transforming in front of strangers. Jigano whined softly and settled for trotting a little ways back before he sat down again to watch the young man from further away, hoping that would appease him, or at least calm him down again.
