Early morning

She couldn't help but roll her eyes. "What?" she insisted, half indignant, half joking. "Most of people wouldn't give me the time of day to pester them, let alone feed me and learn my name. So you are, relatively, pretty nice." Not that she knew the man very well. Perhaps that was the general feeling among strangers in the regions she'd traversed. Or perhaps it was bad luck that she'd encountered the wolves that she did. Whatever the case, Sirius had been the most amiable among them. For the moment, at least, he seemed like a safe bet. Right?

She exhaled herself at his comment on her thanks, but for once said nothing in retort. Did it really mean so little to him? She'd never gone hungry, growing up, but a rabbit certainly hadn't been considered a trivial thing. And even then, the gesture itself was kind. In the silence between his words, she dipped down to tuck into the rabbit's haunch, sating her hunger.

Then, he offered her a place in his pack. She paused, and ran her tongue over her muzzle, removing the blood. She wasn't expecting this. At all. Lala had nursed vague notions of belonging to a pack someday--but she had imagined that day a lot later than, well, today. Her eyes narrowed just slightly as she lifted her head. "Why? Are you looking to grow? Do you offer spots to yearlings often or something?" She wasn't suspicious of Sirius, not really, but to her, this had really come out of nowhere. And, oh, it just occurred to her that he must be an Alpha--or at least, very high ranking--to actually be extending this invitation. Not that it changed her view of him much. Rather than be intimidated, though, she felt a twinge of excitement.

"Not that I'm ungrateful," she rushed. "But perhaps I could learn a little more about you all? Before I decide." Had she not lost her own pack mere months ago--had she been actively seeking one--she might've said yes automatically. Still, something she did not know, something close to guilt, twisted at her gut. But it would be stupid to turn down the benefits of a pack, wouldn't it? Protection. Masters she could train with. A home. And its not like she had anywhere to be.