Ausk would give a light chuckle of warmth to the boy that was talking to him giving a slight bit of wit along with an honest explanation<strong>"It is part of my penance. A self induced punishment. But I should mention that everyone wears a mask young one. Some are just more upfront about it. Now we'll go and have a look around for your dog. Stay out of trouble."</strong>Ausk tried to be as brief as he could with this so he could keep up with Ara and Pill. However he had a feeling the boy would wanna come along to find his dog anyway. Children tended to be that way and have little fear of the world around them. In the meantime Ausk would keep himself at the rear just to make sure nothing dangerous tried to jump them from behind a hand upon his scimitar.