the core of night

She welcomed the offer of a home, though she wasn't certain she wanted to join forces with a male she had only just met. He seemed nice, but she had no idea what his ideals were. Besides, he might never get around to claiming this place and forming a pack (which was what she suspected he was going for) and she didn't want to wait around and hope. She wanted to take charge of her life and find a place for herself that she fit in perfectly and knew it. She thought she already had, but she just had to gather up the courage to go and do so.

"I'll keep that in mind," she said, because it was the truth and simply to be polite as well. She didn't oppose the idea of joining this man's pack presuming it fit her ideals and she had need of a home.

Somewhere else... "I was born in these lands, but not part of any pack. My family and I wandered about for a couple of years and now I've separated from them to find my own home." They had no need of her hanging around anymore, and so she'd taken her leave as they had moved on, enjoying their lives as loners. She missed them, truly she did, but she wasn't going to be alone with just them her whole life. It was dangerous, living out in the wilderness without a pack to help support you. [b]"Are you from elsewhere?"[b]