Bill paused briefly and yawned. Having finished his song some time ago and not yet having encountered another living creature, the Rancher had become quite bored by the stroll through the woods. That is, right up until he finally noticed the trail of wood-and-brush carnage heading in a straight line towards the source of the light; which had drawn considerably closer through his brief journey. Stepping off his own path and starting off towards the light, he could see the hulking individual who had left the trail standing at the edge of a clearing. "Greetings Children of Earth-jika! I am Toppo, an ally of Aleala the South Wind Goddess-jika." the entity declared as Bill approached from behind. [color=D2691E]"Shut yer' trap boy"[/color] The cowboy instructed, slapping the hulking man on the shoulder as he strolled past into the clearing; holstering his revolver, [color=D2691E]"Ain't you never been in a forest before? Them trees is alive ya' know. All sorta little critters you just put out of a home. Didn't even catch none of 'em fer dinner."[/color] he said disapprovingly, looking at the other gathered souls, [color=D2691E]“If ya' really was in kahoots with that purdy gal from before, I reckon y'all would have a bit more respect for nature."[/color] The blue-eyed Texan crossed his arms and gave Toppo an accusing stare, [color=D2691E]“And have you got any idea how hard it’s gon’ be to find somethin’ to cook up out here now you went and scared off everythin’ within five miles?”[/color] The good old boy stared in disbelief at the flamboyant young woman claiming to be some sort of emperor, [color=D2691E]"I don' know what yer on about little miss, but I ain't recognize no gat dang emperor."[/color] he responded bluntly, [color=D2691E]"Pleasure to meet the rest of y'all, I'm William Jones, but I prefer if ya call me Big Bill."[/color]