Ashok's eyes quickly took in the opposite stag's demeanor, detecting no threat or hostile. A good sign. He's wondering the same thing I am, he realized, noting his hesitation. The young male had to show he had no intention of fighting, otherwise the opposing deer's wariness could end in the defensive. Clearing his throat, Ashok spoke in a clear voice, polite if a bit formal, "Hello, there. I hope I'm not intruding. My name is Ashok, I was just passing through on my way to the meadow. I apologize if I disturbed you in any way."
The young stag was about to say more, but a whiff had cut him off. Momentarily his gaze lowered from the slightly taller buck's to the area behind him, taking care to keep the male in his sights still. It's another deer, he analyzed, and female. Much better than a buck, for friendly reasons. It appeared that the other male in front of him noticed to, but he was shifting his head like he was taking notice. Ashok waited a moment, expecting him to say something to their visitor as she was closer to him, but he remained silent. Though he found the gesture a bit odd, being used to other stags boasting and bragging all the time, Ashok merely shrugged inwardly and decided he could do it. Even if nothing much was going on, he hated being spied/eavesdropped upon.
"Hello?" he called lightly. "Anyone out there?"
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Nimai's ears flicked forward gleefully, happy that the response she received was a welcoming one. She recalled one time of being yelled and lectured at by another doe she tried hanging around with, an experience she did not like to repeat as the crazy female chased her off nearly half way through the meadow. Though she was pretty elderly.
The young doe took a few more steps forward, but paused at a respectable distance. Now that she had a clearer view, she could see that the doe before her wasn't a White Tail like herself but a Red. Not that it made any different to her, but her eyes couldn't help but admire the nice shades and patterns the color had on the female. "Sorry to just pop in like this," she began politely. "It's just I've noticed you around before and you always seem to be on your own. That could be a miscalculation on my part, though, as I'm always moving about. Still, I thought you may like some company? I know I would, but I will leave if I'm bothering you."
The smile had remained upon her visage, the last thing she wanted was to seem like she was pushing an invitation on the other female without the option to decline. She really would leave if the doe requested it of her, she understood when others needed some alone time.