The monster had been crouching, at least until the sound of a twig cracking under the weight of a foot, much too loud in the quiet and peaceful serenity of the woods, startled him into an upright position; the moss strands hanging from his horns swaying with the force of the movement. The creature tilted his cranium to the side, the moss following suit due to gravity, and stood up. As he straightened up, one could see that the monster reached heights far larger than the average human being; standing at an incredible 7 feet and some.<br/><br/>He made no moves towards the human, the young human male was not moving and therefore Palus decided that he had the time to examine him properly. No words would leave his mouth but he would take a step backwards, almost as if he considered disappearing back into the forest. The problem here was, that this human was the first of his kind to see Palus like this, so despite being uncertain if he would tell of this, he couldn't truly take the risk.<br/>News of a huge monster living in the forest would surely get many a human to his territory in search of said monster. Palus... Well, Palus didn't want the gorgeous and magical forest to be cut down just so they could catch a glimpse of him. He wasn't innately violent, but he could - and<i>would </i>- resort to violence if it was necessary.<br/><br/>Palus spoke the human language, albeit a little bit of a mess at times, but perhaps he could strike a deal with this human? Wasn't that what humans did? He didn't want blood to be shed in the forest, so this would be the second best option he assumed. For now, he'd watch the human for his choice of action and Palus, himself, would remain still as well.