The prince caught a sudden chill as an almost unfamiliar voice interrupted his train of thought. "Shouldn't you be in bed?" Muscles tensed, his head whipped around to observe his new found company. Raven fur with creams poking through... Dainty in size.. 'Ol....Oliver?' he tried to remember the name. Because of his reclusive lifestyle, Darrah never really bothered to learn names if he didn't have to. It wasn't meant to be a rude gesture, he was just very fond of procrastinating.. And never really talked to this particular wolf before. "Oh, I'm sorry.. You're... Oliver right?" he let his body relax just a touch. 'I should of known it would be someone from the pack. I'm right outside of the den, who else would it of been.. Wait..' he paused in thought. 'Didn't he ask me something just then..?' his mind grew hazy

Some short amount of silence passed before it finally hit the poor prince "Oh Uhm.. Why.. am I up this late? I mean.. That's what you asked uhh..." Although the boy was just complaining about how nobody was up to share this sight with him, he didn't quite know what to say. What would an older wolf do if he said he was admiring the night sky? Would they understand? Or would they simply just laugh in his face..? He was stuck in a bind as he couldn't really think of another excuse that sounded any less pathetic. "Well I mean.. Cold weather like this is new to me so I'm soaking it in as much as I can.. Getting used to it before the worst comes.. Other wolves keep telling me that the winter is gonna get a lot worse and uhh.. Well honestly the night sky helps me think.. It's just so beautiful and clear tonight. I would've hated myself if I missed it!" he silenced himself, was he talking to much? Perhaps trying to hard to make himself sound less goofy than he felt? 'Compose yourself Darrah Tainn.' the inky wolf took a deep breathe before speaking once more. "And how about you? W-what are you doing out so late might I ask?

The prince let out a huge sigh of relief as Oliver spoke of constellations. "You can do that? See I don't know any constellations yet! Except for the big and little dipper of course. Those two are easy!" he shrugged and began to stare back at the diamonds in the sky. "Maybe you could show me them sometime... I think I'd like to know some more.." the boy smiled lightly.

'In other words.. He wants my dads acceptance...' honestly that was something the prince could touch on. Was he not just thinking about wanting to be accepted himself? Though he thought Oliver had a better shot at it here. 'Adults just like talking to other adults...' he winced. "Well my father will definitely appreciate it. Your hard work will not go unnoticed.." he took another look at his company, this time with a less happy expression. "But... I-it might take time.. So don't get discouraged.. With my.." taking a rather large gulp, he stuttered on. "W-with.. I'm sorry.. With my mother... gone now.. He.. We all are.. A little uhm.. Scatter brained.." he was truly trying to hide the fact that he was choking back tears. This was the first time he's even mentioned his mother to anyone let alone her disappearance. He had to be strong though, he had to be strong for the rest of his family. It was his duty as Prince of Oak Tree Bend. "So your hard work might not be seen immediately. It will take time... But it will be noticed, and everyone will appreciate it.. I know I do. You're trying harder than anyone I've seen so far at least.. I-if you ever need help with gathering anything, feel free to ask me.. I'm up late these days anyways.. I can't help with the deer though really, pesky little buggers." he huffed, trying to free his mind from the majority of what he just said.

If Darrah wasn't covered in fur, you would be able to tell that he was blushing like mad with embarrassment. "Y-yeah... I remember the first time I saw them, they were like giants back then!" he chuckled. "I've still never even killed one. They are so intimidating that I just keep putting the thought off way in the back of my head. I'll be ready one day, but not anytime soon!" The thought of actually hunting made him nervous. Everyone else in his pack was so good at it! What if he wasn't? 'Better not dwell on something that hasn't even happened yet..' Oliver accepted his offer of help, and even offered some help himself! This made Darrah grin. "I kinda always wanted to learn about herbs.. It's a great skill to have really. You'll always know what to do in an emergency. What you do is great Oliver!" and of course the constellations.. Learning herbs made him happy but.. Stars made this prince the happiest.

As the conversation steered back in the direction of his mother, he wanted nothing more than to find a way to change the subject. The boy didn't know how to deal with loss, and he really didn't care to find out in front of a fellow pack mate. Oliver was being so kind though, Darrah just let him say what he had to say if only even not to sound rude. "Y-yeah.. She was pretty amazing... I miss her a lot..." he sighed. His company talked of helping search for her but, honestly, Darrah already anticipated the worst. His mother was probably dead. If he thought about it for too long he'd drive himself crazy, but it was more than likely the truth. "Thank you.. You're a very kind wolf Oliver.. We needed someone like you around.." he let out a soft smile.

Darrah picked up on the slight drift in Olivers mood. "What makes you think that? I think you're great! Who else would let an annoying little kid tag along with him? And teach him even! Plus all the good things your doing for the pack I mean..." He'd hoped to perk up the wolfs spirits. The prince knew all too well how awful it felt to be down on yourself. "Keep your head up high Oliver! I don't know what we'd do without you!" he grinned and let his tail wag loosely.

"Ursa major and Ursa minor.. Great bear and little bear.." he whispered, trying to lock the names in his head. "I didn't know they had alternate names! That's really cool!" he looked up to the sky in admiration. "You know.. They really do look like bears without their tails now that I'm taking a closer look.. How'd you learn all this stuff?" He was glad he had someone to show him the ropes of the sky. His brain screamed for more information, it was a beautiful thing to have information on just exactly what you spend so much time staring at.

He squinted a little to get a better look at the three stars his company spoke of. "Yeah.. Yeah! I see them now!" The great wolf huh? He'd never of guessed that the stars even told a story. Oliver really was a great wolf.