It is decided, he does not want pups, EVER! They take forever to respond to directions, even though he did see that the boy was getting ready to move. It just was not fast enough. He really could not be given time to clamber up and move when indeed time was the difference between life and death yet really Leo did not understand that pups did not understand such an important concept. However, being though they were trapped might as well make conversation, as he looked up at the golden kissed boy expectantly. But what came out was not at all what he expected. He had thought the boy to apologize for placing them in such a dire predicament, not comment on the size of his paws. Yet, some force made him look down at them, scrutinizing them before glancing at the boys paws.

”Well they are big in comparison to yours.”

He moves to stand, only to bite back a yelp as a sharp pain races up his leg and into his very being. Falling back down he studies more closely, finding what he had missed before. His right paw was twisted at an odd angle, turned inside in a way most unnatural. He must have broken it when he dashed into the cave, damn. Yet to mention such a fact to the lad was stupid for what could he do about it. So he kept this information to himself as he slowly repositioned himself onto his belly. Teeth grind as the motion disturbs his paw but he does his best to ignore it as the boy saunters closer to sit by his paws. He really was striking if you take in his coloration. It was not elaborate, which was why he liked it. There were too many wolves running around with markings you would not believe these days.

”Do you want big feet like me? You could run for hours with feet like this! What else do you want when you grow up?”

Wait, was he actually trying to engage the lad? A crooked grin emerges as he regards the boy.

”Hahaha! I like your spunk. The desperation was because had we got caught in that rolling snow we would never see another sunrise.”

He takes a moment to let it sink in before continuing, picking his words best so that the child would understand.

”That was an avalanche; they are prevalent within our home. Sometimes there are small ones and then there are the bigger ones like the one we just ran from. The bigger ones can kill you by burying you so deep you can not move nor breathe. “

He gives a shake of his head, the image of them entombed in a grave of snow was not one he wanted.

”Hold your breath for as long as you can Galileo. Then tell me what you feel.”

He waits as the boy does this, seeking to teach the boy the gravity of the situation and of death. He wanted the boy to know what it felt like to not be able to breathe and to remember it in the future. The mountain was unforgiving and Leo did not want the boy to grow up not knowing the danger even if he was so tiny.