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He he could, Nikolas would have smacked his own forehead, though he didn't really want to seem like a crazy. He gave a laugh then she mentioned that he wasn't a 'shadow'. Though there were many forms to the word, he was sure she knew that, hopefully... Black eyes squinted up at the sun as it crept even higher within the sky making him back a bit further into the shadows. The light was already tapping against his white coat, making it's shine vanish to a dull paleness.

"There are many meanings to that word." He chuckled as she came closer to him, closer then she had been all night. "When the sun rises, I become like a shadow and flee to the darkness. Not mortally really, just..." Boy, now how to explain it in 'simple' terms to be understood?

Puzzling a bit he soon shook his head as the warmth from the sun grew against his coat. Taking a pace backwards he looked toward Yazmina as her coat still seemed to hold its shine even in the changing of light. Oh how could he compete with that? He was paler then hell and in the sunlight he would almost seem like a ghost of a horse framed by mantels of black with just a mere rose marking on his rump. Where she would look more like an angel or something, a light bringer that would always clear his shroud of shadows.

"Just don't stay up too late, you never know where you might wake up." He half warned, half teased playfully, but it wasn't as if he were implying on anything. "Anyway, I'm heading that way," Gestures over his shoulder. "You are welcomed to come if you like. I'm not one to turn away company."

Again he laughed at her saying she didn't want to disturb his rest, he was highly doubtful of that fact. his brother had been at his loudest when he woke in the daylight hours and still Nikolas had slept through it and only found out about it after waking in the evening hours. He doubted that she could disturb him, he slept more or less like a rock and sometimes thought that he might turn into a rock in the sunlight. Turning away from Yazmina he started walking further into the trees before turning again and walking along where he thought was parallel to the treeline.

"I doubt you could disturb my rest, unless you literally jumped upon me." He chuckled as an ear turned to listen for her to follow as she looked eager to follow a moment earlier. "Besides, sometimes having company isn't too bad of a thing. So tell me, where do you go when you go to rest?" he asked tilting his head to the side a little. "I suppose you have a family and all to go back to?"

He was just grasping at thoughts that might have made sense to his tired mind. The sun would soon be over head and he would be flat out on the ground sawing logs until the sun sank in the other side of the mountains. Then he would be up again and hunting... Hopefully something other then things that reminded him of Yazmina... Which was everything now that he thought about it, perhaps he could try his brother's berries again. Grass... He would pass on that, it didn't look very tasty... Besides, who at something that you step on and do other businesses on? the thought disgusted him..

he just kept walking letting her speak of where she went to sleep, it was different then him and his brother. They lived out in the weather at times. Most the time retreating into the caves around their home when it became too much to remain out in the open and trees. Namely when it was thundering and lightening out and it was dangerous under the trees of course. But to live where there might be humans? That would have been dangerous to him, well more dangerous to them actually.

"Sounds like a splended place to stay when the weather isn't the best." He nodded stopping and looking back, not really wanting to be 'leading' the way, come on, they were equals after all... Right. "Nah, 'm known to be away from him for who knows how long. He's used to being alone. He's actually older then I am by two minutes." Nikolas nodded before walking on.

The trees had started to thin again as the sounds of water came to the ears that listening. Frowning a little he stopped at the edge of the stream and dipped his head to drink and to wash what blood there was still dried to his muzzle away. Straightening he shook out his mane a little before turning his gaze toward the almost eggshell blue sky that was seeping across what could be seen.

"This place seems as good as any." He muttered to himself before glancing around some. "So are you planning on staying up again tonight? When the shadows creep across the plains and shroud all in darkness?" he wondered looking toward Yazmina, "Or should we have a daylight meeting sometime?"

Nikolas has busied himself with pulling a couple branches aside from where he would more then likely rest. The needles from the over hanging pine branches made a good bedding he found and he was well content on laying in them until the night grasped the lands again. Things went on about his brother having the little ones to look after and teach, that way he wasn't really all that much alone.

"Yea, he has the little nippers to be around and take care of while I'm away. We will be moving them again, to teach them our ways and everything like that." He looked Yazmina over, she still seemed to have that scratch from when the wolves attack, his wounds were still there. Faded at best, but still there and still healing. "I..." He stopped not really knowing if this question would get him a kick to the head or something more subtle, but always one way to find out.

"I was wondering if you wanted to join us. True our little band ain't much, my brother, myself and one or two little ones. But they seem to need a more mother's touch then we can really give them." He shrugged looking away a little. "Take your time in choosing, I know right well that there's more better groups out there. so I'm leaving it up to you."

He ended the question there and looked away. Letting her have her time, not that he really expected an answer from her. He was sure that she could find better for herself then a small band of misfits trying to fit into the world, by taking in little ones, mostly from other families, to teach as their own before letting them go again. But he would leave that up to her, if she wished to come with them, then fine, if not, that was also fine. He wasn't about to force anything onto anyone.

"You don't have to answer now, take your time in thinking about it. The offer is always there, as not many take so kindly to me or my brother." He half chuckled before settling down on the pine needle bed close to the trees.