Neo did not see the stranger nor hear him, he only felt the ice and its movement. He felt his paws slip on the surface as the ice started to tip. He was going to fall in, he was going into the cold water in a moment when the ice-tipped far enough. In the turmoil, he closed his eyes a whine escaping his lips before the something landed on the disk making its movements change so he slipped back a bit still laying on his belly. Green eyes would open up wide and head would turn to look at the man who had stopped him from plummeting into the freezing water. His fur was all over the place fluffed up as the scent of fear clung to it. His tail placed under his belly and ears pulled back to his head.

Neo just started at the man jaw opening slightly but no words came. He saved him, this reddish wolf had saved him. Realizing the stranger had asked him a question the boy nodded his pale head. His own claws spreading out to try and dig into the ice as he realized that was what the man was doing. But he still staid on his belly, not really sure fo standing up would be any good idea. He did not really feel like taking another slippery ride around the ice. "Thanks" he said green eyes looking up at the man's.

OOC: @Tagg

The man smiled when he nodded, and looked relaxed for some reason. Did he worry about him? Why, he was a stranger? Not a pack mate or family member whom this man knew just some random boy who placed his nose out too far. Neo looked up at the man ears rasing to a peak as he spoke, a lot of fo words. Explaining about the ice, and why it almost showed him into the water. The boy understood where he been wrong, he shouldn't have crossed them alone.

The man's next words were met with wide eyes, move? Last time he moved he almost fallen in. He whined slightly as he looked around avoiding eye contact for a moment. But then another problem came to his mind. if he moved would they not be standing wrong? Would the ice not tip again? But the man had said he been on one of these before. And he was here, meaning he have had to get off it too. The young Hervok nodded his head carefully before starting to move carefully forth. Crawling without lifting himself off the ice to afraid to stand up and slip again and risk falling into the water. once as close to the middle he dared go with the feeling of the ice moving under him due to the new weight change he looked up at the man, with questioning eyes. What should he do now?

OOC: @Tagg shall i keep tagging you or are you subscribed to the thread?

The other moved to the middle as well and the ice disc did not move too much. The young boy allowed a short relived sigh to leave his lips as the man talked again. It was an introduction, the man's name @Tagg, what an odd name. But guess it was alright easy to remember and say. "Neo Hervok" he replied in return, that was how it worked right? You got a name and gave one? Though he wasn't sure of the last name, the man had not said his but dad always told them to be proud of their last name and their rank as prince and princesses of the woodlands.

Eyes would look to the other side, the side which he had been trying to get to. "Have to find Nia, and Woodlands" he spoke returning his glance to the man. "Thought I could cross over the ice" he once again fell silent for a moment before looking back at the man. "Help me to shore?" he asked looking to the side he had been wanting to go to.

OOC: its fine!

Oh, so @Tagg was looking for someone too? And a wolf just like he was looking for Nia. But the other man's words also made a ball of guilt form in his belly. Was Darios looking for him too? After all, he had just left without saying anything. But it was not his fault, if Darios hadn't let Nia just go on her won he wouldn't have to look for Neo! the boy convinced himself. "Haven't seen a Chan" he replied words sorrowful, as he looked at the man. He really did wish he could help, he knew how painful it was to look for some, after all, he was still missing his twin.

Then, new instructions were given and Neo's ears peaked as he listened but worry soon spread on his face. Jump between them?  He looked at the man and at the next ice disc and then back at Tagg. His eyes seemed uncertain, and worried before he carefully tried to stand up tail still tugged firmly under him. Green eyes would narrow on the next disc as he carefully and weary slowly turned around on the ice.

Hesitating for a moment he whined slightly, this did not seem like a good idea at all. But Tagg had done this before, so what he said had to be right. The boy looked back at the man worry in his eyes before he turned back to the new disc. Breathing in for a moment and trying to steady his shaking knees. He finally jumped, and fear swept over him as he was in the air for a moment and then hit the slippery ice again. For a moment his paws lid from under him but he managed to keep on his paws and get to the middle of the disc. Ears laid back and tail tugged against his belly he turned to look back at Tagg.

OOC: