When Darrian made a comment about Auri's height and need of a guardian they made an annoyed and reprimanding noise "Tch, you may be big, but youre stupid. I am no child, I am Auri" they said this proudly and beared their teeth in a menacing grin, puffing their chest out slightly to add to the image "And big does not mean best, you would have been in plenty of hurt if you had tried to eat up this one. Now shush while I find youre big stupid head some food to fill it" And with that they started stalking off in the general direction of a small group of trees to the south where it should be shady and hopefully damp where there would be a chance at finding some mushrooms or edible herbs. The Ligura Forest was quite a ways off yet but small tree clusters like this one were of the same wood, and that forest was rich in things that could both kill you and sate you, Auri was looking for more of the latter. 

"Not short anyway, you should see Nekias! They are like children!" They muttered to themselves, then adding for the benefit of Darrian "Well come on! Dont be wasting the day!"