All that's west

Eligos shifted to remain in front of her, his polite expression beginning to harden. The pushy salesman attitude was grating on him, and he fixed her with an icy stare. "We don't allow strangers in our borders, trader or no," he said, even more firmly. He kept his hackles down, though his self-control was tested. "If you cared so much about the lake you had your chance to see it when we held our festival. Since you seem to have missed it, you can wait until the next." He didn't bother to tell her that it was unlikely he would hold either public festival this year, with the pack still recovering from the myriad troubles that had beset them. "I am going to ask you politely - once - to leave Aerie's borders. If I catch you spying on my pack again, I will remove you with prejudice."