( if Ninat and his brother take a liking to each other, nothing would likely please him more. as far as he knows, the wolf is the only one of his kind here... companionship was important, even to an animal. )

Ah, it's... ( he pauses to figure out how to properly explain. he's never had to before. ) When the Earth was young, there were very large animals that roamed it. They were called dinosaurs, and they were much like Ninat, though more lizard-like, I think.

( he's not really an expert on dinosaurs... just what the curse told him, and that's not a lot. )