He'd noticed that his dog was paying attention to something, practically vibrating as he made sure to stay sat where he was since that was what he'd been told to do. For that reason, Iskandar felt it safe to pull his attention away from him to look over at who was speaking to him. What he saw was a dwarf who seemed to be rather cautious about being near him. Or maybe his dog.

All the same he laughed at the comment. "It is a grand name that he will have to grow into, I think. But he has the potential of carrying these two strong names well. Already he shows that he has great intelligence!"

He went over to pick up the pup so that way all parties involved wouldn't have to worry about him forgetting to stay sat down and rushing to the dwarf instead. "We have not met, my friend. I am Iskandar. Who might you be?"