Come and shake me from my sleep

He searched Thalia's gaze as he thought over what she'd said. Her words hadn't eased his reluctance, though it was true that there would be some gain in coaxing the other pack to trust them. Briefly he thought of Poem, and dutifully banished the thought as soon as it had appeared. "Very well," he said slowly. "I will ask you to check in here regularly, when you can slip away without uncomfortable questions. Find me their secrets, Thalia. Their weaknesses, their needs. Find what Aerie can exploit. When you have learned all you can of them, come home. You will have certainly graduated into a high rank." He gave her a ghost of a smile, absently, then sobered. "And be safe, as much as you can be. I do not have so many wolves I can trust, even within our own family, that I would wish to risk your life for such paltry coins. Come home safely to me, Cousin."