warm blood, cold hearts

"perhaps more kind to you than some others, yes?" He nodded with a small smile. Well she wasn't wrong there. He supposed he was just getting lucky lately, but things could always change like the flip of a switch. Today, he could be successful. Tomorrow, he could end up getting killed. He never really knew what would happen every day, so he lived like each day could be his last. This woman so far, despite his having just met her, seemed like she had good character. If she chose to join today or tomorrow or when or if she even decided to, he would be more than happy to have someone like her among his ranks. "if I may first ask a few questions of your Winterfell?" The question she posed wasn't surprising. Perhaps he had gotten a little overeager in his new position, and decided he ought to reign it in. "Yes, of course." He expected she might have questions. Anyone in their right mind would.

"I would enjoy learning more of my potential pack before committing. such as... what ideals do you uphold?" He nodded in understanding for a moment before answering, "I'll be honest with you, when I first thought about starting Winterfell, I wasn't so sure. But as the time got closer and things happened between then and now, I decided I wanted a pack that wouldn't settle just to settle. Just to...be there and simply exist." His gaze turned skyward for a moment as his thoughts touched briefly on the ideals that Winter had in the past, and he had combined his with hers. "The values and ideals I'd like to uphold for the wolves of Winterfell are many. Loyalty, honor, strength of will and character, the determination to persevere against all adversity...to name a few. These came easily to me, mainly because it is what I want my niece and nephew to see and know since they didn't get to learn that before I took them in. Additionally, serving justice where justice is due. Winterfell stands on neutral ground, supporting those who are worth supporting." Winterfell so far, didn't pull for neither the light nor the dark. While they were already potentially allied with Abaven which was a pack that stood on the lighter side of the spectrum, they could very well also ally themselves with a darker pack if the benefit was worth it.

He looked at her again before continuing, "I hope too, that the pack becomes a place where we might be able to help each other learn and grow. Being in the North, there are many crucial things and the first is that everyone ought to know the basic key skills to survive here. I'd like for the pack to support one another, be it as friends, rivals, family or what have you. And of course, hard work. A stagnant pack isn't much of a pack at all, let alone a place to thrive." He, of course, would do his best to help it all along. But one wolf could only do so much if members of a pack weren't willing to do anything.

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