Still, he found himself more curious about the figure he was running beside as he looked over at Asher, "You're a recruit, right?"
"Yeah. I thought that was obvious," Asher replied, hopping over a jutted-out root in the snow.
It was a bit frustrating trying to build rapport with the stranger as he seemed even more locked off than the dagger-wielding demi-human, though the perplexing sense Emilio had about Asher pushed him to continue talking.
"What's your last name?" Emilio asked.
"You're asking me that and you haven't even given your own name yet?" Asher glanced at him.
"Ack–"
Though Asher's way with words wasn't subtle to say the least, Emilio did find himself feeling mannerless when realizing he did in fact neglect to give so much as his own name.
"Emilio Dragonheart," he introduced himself while keeping pace.
"--" Asher stared at him intently for a moment.
"What…?" Emilio asked, noticing the young man's stare.