"We are here because someone must be here. 1 am an obvious choice, given my abilities." The rock and sand reminded him of his home. The animals, the few that they saw, were different, but that didn’t matter. Rock was rock, and animals but ephemeral. Even allegedly intelligent beings such as Estios were ephemeral. "As to you? I do not know why you are here. I will not need your aid in this quest. Given your mutual animosity, perhaps the Dog shaman merely wished you discomfort."