"Really?" He sounds startled and pleased (at least part of both being that the General didn't take offense at him taking liberties), and he sits up a little straighter and turns back to him more again. "I wonder... if there are any wolves near here. Not in the city, I mean, but-" He gestures in a direction that's vaguely north and west. "You know... somewhere not too far away." It's not something he'd ever thought to look into, but now he's curious and fascinated.