Mary
*The wolf seemed to chuckle as the two creatures fought. He finds enough food for around three servings. Two for himself, given his size and build. He pushes the crate back, gently lowering himself down on the back of the wagon to rest.*
"Come, have a seat. If it's not enough food, just ask. These macen servings aren't as filling to us."

*The wolf pats the space beside him as he invites Juna in. He then begins to chow down on some of the rations.*
Carrie
"Well- you get pretty used to it growing up with them."*She says with a light shrug and smile. The Canifor gets up to join Grey. She took a serving for herself, and helped herself to eating it.*"I can imagine I caused a bit of trouble with them at times with my appetite."*She says with a half hearted laugh.*
Mary
*The wolf's ears seemed to perk up as Juna spoke. Granted he was unable to respond right away with a mouth ful of jerky and bread. Soon enough he swallows, and looks down at the young wolf.*

"You grew up with Macen-folk? I suppose that's obvious considering your appearance..."
*The wolf shook his head and chuckles lightly.*
"I was much of the same. Although, I seemed to of grown a little more than you did."
Carrie
*Juna gave a nod to his answer, her mouth quite full. While she wasn't stuffing her face as much, her appetite was clearly there with how quickly she ate the food.*"Yeah... My dad said he had found me alone in the forest. It's a little disheartening if I think about it for too long. Never really sure if that meant I was abandoned or something else happened..."*She admits once she swallowed down a morsel of food. As she ate, she found herself lightly pressing up against the much larger wolf, his fur becoming too tempting to not rest in.*"Mmm... You think I'd grow more if I grew up with other Canifor?"*She asked him, mostly wondering aloud.*
Mary
"It's possible. Diets, traditions, plus that loss of fur could of stunted you. Then again, im told my parent's were quite large themselves."
*Thats probably the reason those slavers decided to pick him up anyways. The wolf doesn't seem to mind the woman pressing up against him, finding soft spots through the chest plate he wore.*

*The wolf yawns lightly, seemingly quite calm and relaxed in the moment. He finishes the final bite of his bread, popping the wine bottle's cap open. He takes a swig from the bare bottle, before offering some to Juna.*
"Should help to wash it down. Aged quite nicely."
Carrie
*Grey's words made Juna wondered what her parents could have looked like. Biological ones anyways. She assumed something similar to her if not just lacking the whole Macenization thing. She wasn't sure and, likely she'd never find out, but she accepted that a long time ago. Juna looked over to the bottle he offered her and gave a slight shake of her head.*"No thank you... I'm... Fine with just water for now."*She says in declining the offer. Instead she made herself more comfortable on the ground after finishing her potions of the food. She sat in silence, which for better or worse left her open to thinking to herself.*"Grey...?"*She asks him quietly.*
Mary
*The wolf shrugged; More for him. He pushed the bottle to his lips, downing about half of it in the brief moment of silence between them. His ears perk as he looks down at Juna, setting the bottle down beside himself.*
"Yes?"

*He answered back warmly, wondering what she had on her mind.*
Carrie
*Juna hesitated for a bit before she decided to continue.*"Do you... Think you being here have anything to do with spirits...?"*She asked before quickly doubling back in realizing she may have to explain.*"I've been... Assuming a lot of things have something to do with the spirits lately... Sometimes even small coincidences... But... Sometimes I wonder if thinking the spirits were the cause of everything is just wishful thinking... Sometimes I feel it gives more peace of mind thinking the stuff that happens is... Beyond the control of any living person..."*She fell silent, hoping she wasn't making herself sound crazy again.*"You once mentioned something about seeing things as blessings... Maybe the spirits here are giving them to... Make life a little easier now...? Maybe... You coming here was... A blessing in itself now... Just like before..."*She said the last part under her breath.*
Mary
*Grey raised an eyebrow as he listened to Juna. He paused in thought, deciding to take another sip of the wine bottle. It was only a quarter full by now.*
"Couldn't say. Didn't talk to any spirits on the way here, nor before..."

*The wolf paused, wondering if Juna's mentality was dangerous at all.*
"In some regards, yes. No man can control the natural disasters or plagues that sweep cities... But you can always make a difference."
Carrie
*Juna seemed a little disappointed by the answer, making it out to seem like the spirits are only there to cause bad things to happen. It wasn't the answer she was hoping to get, but she tried to keep expectation low. She simply curls up on the ground and wallows in her thoughts for a bit.*"Grey...?"*She began again before falling into silence and continuing soon after.*"We're friends... Right...?"
Mary
*The wolf seemed to settle with the proportionally small amount of alcohol he'd drunk. He looks down at Juna again, seemingly confused at her question.*
"Well, yeah...? Why do you ask?"
Carrie
"I guess... Well after everything that happened before I left... You may... Not think so..."*She said.*"I guess I thought you may have stopped seeing me as one after... Not coming for a while..."*Juna let out a sigh and rubbed at her face.*"I'm just... Thinking too much I guess... Sorry... I...I'm sorry for making things harder on the mainland for you..."*She says, recalling multiple times of her encountering Grey while being in such a depressive state that she could hardly even be happy to have grey around. At least back then that's how it was.*
Mary
*Grey stared rather blankly at the young wolf. Her rant about the past causing him to shake his head lightly. He raises his paw, dropping it on the young wolf's head to calm her.*
"I won't lie. It certainly hurt back then... But everyone finds their own path."

*Grey yawned lightly, rubbing his face with his other hand.*
"It seemed to of worked out. Even if I wasn't apart of it, you found your own path, no?"
*The wolf attempted to be rather understanding towards Juna's plight.*