Who Knew [Inquiry]

"I was not at the raid itself so I am not surprised you did not realize," he demurred, shrugging to dismiss any need for Valdis to be embarrassed. "I was a hunter there, not a warrior. I saw little reason to rush into a fight with the rest of Celestial's fighters and leave the rest of the pack vulnerable, so I chose to remain with the pups and elderly to provide a modicum of protection while the fighters spent themselves in direct confrontation." He smiled tightly and shook his head. Direct conflict certainly had its place, but in his opinion both leaders had acted foolishly with the choices available to them. "But that is past, and I am no longer a member of Celestial, so why should it concern me who their enemies are now, or hold a grudge against their former ones?" He chuckled. "Regulus can manage that well enough on his own."

But as for Valdis... He turned that fathomless blue gaze to Valdis' friend, studying her. "You are most certainly welcome, Mistress Finnvi." With the reference provided by Valdis' introduction, he had no issue accepting her with no reservations. "I'll have to verify your skill with healing..." somehow... he was admittedly somewhat at a loss without a verified healer already among them... "if you wish to hold the rank of our journeyman healers, kestrel. Otherwise you can start as an apprentice healer, what we call creance, or as an unranked member, a haggard. But a friend of Valdis' is welcome as a full member of the pack regardless."