One mat was not empty - upon one was stretched the feline form of Arcturus, golden wings folded to his side, wisps of the galaxy gently trailing off the starry mane. His soft purrs mixed with the bubbling of the water, a delightful, soft harmony. He was at peace, resting, although meditating was perhaps pushing it a little bit. There was nothing in particular he meditated on - this was simply a nice place to have a nap and to rest and be free from worry. Not that he ever was particularly worried about anything.

Twin stars blinked open at the sound of a crack and a gentle thud. Ears twitched, tail flicked. Gentle movements as he glanced over to the place where no creature had been but seconds ago, and now there was.

His first thought was how they were different. Where this one was icy white and midnight black, moonlight crown upon his head, Arcturus was the deep sunrise, a golden nebula, an aurora of flame against the black sky. This one was canine, Arcturus was feline. Ah, but differences didn't matter, especially not when it was this one's first breath!

"Hello!" It was soft, gentle. So different from Arcturus's normal rambunctious, pepper voice. It was simply too quiet here, too peaceful to raise his voice too high. "I didn't notice you there - your chrysalis I mean. Um..." He never actually had ever interacted with children before and suddenly found himself lost. Did kids speak? Did they know their names? He couldn't really remember what he was like when he hatched.

"Are you hungry?" Is what he eventually came up with. Food solves everything.

He almost looked disappointed for a brief moment when the little wolf refused. A paw had been about to raise to reach into the nebula of his mane to pull out the Trail Mix, but it stayed on the ground, for now. That was okay. The momentary sadness passed. They would share snacks another time.

"Seiya is a pretty name," he offered, instead of snacks. "I'm Arcturus." His tail thumped softly against the ground behind him, pleased. They had shared names, shared greetings, and there was no hostility. Obviously, this meant they were friends now!

He leaned over to the side, reaching with one of his paws and tapping the mat next to him. "Come, sit here. Get a pillow, if you want. You picked a nice spot to hatch. Or, uh, I guess you didn't pick it." Personally, he thought he was doing pretty great.

He was impressed at all the sounds the kid was making, all the words he was forming. One of his earliest memories that he could remember was most definitely struggling with that. Although the lights across his mantle had been his preferred and natural choice of communication at the time. So perhaps it was just because he was learning that second language that it had not come as easy.

He saw the pup looking at him and waited expectantly, patiently, staying quiet and giving him time to form whatever he needed to ask. He was content to sit here, peaceful as it was, the quiet rumble in his chest the only thing to break his own silence.

He hummed thoughtfully at the question. "Some are. In different ways. There is a place not far from here where there are open meadows and a river and a forest. And within there is a secret place where a father and his daughter live in a grove of flowers. That place is nice. Or...there is a place where the walls and ceiling are covered in crystal mirrors. Its strange but beautiful. It can be disorienting, but it is fascinating." He smiled back down at Seiya. "Those are some that come to mind, at least."