Lay Down Tonight

He knew that she would choose hunting, but he needed to hear it from her own lips. Perhaps she could have surprised him and said she was a builder or a healer instead. "As you wish," the man nodded. She was Fenmyre's newest member, yet there was no real welcome to give her. She'd been here long enough to know where everything was. She already had a dwelling that she'd been staying in. Perhaps she would continue staying there. Perhaps she would choose another place. This was her home now and it was entirely up to her.

"Now that you're a member of the pack you'll be expected to run patrols of the island and the aspens. Run with someone for a week, then work yourself into the rotation." Surely she would be able to handle that. She wasn't stupid. In fact, once she became acclimated, he imagined Reila would be quite reliable.

Chimera rose once more, turning and pointing his massive frame back towards the compound. "If there's nothing else, I have an eager queen waiting for me." Aliana was always eager and the pups were old enough to handle themselves for a while while he tended to her needs.

"Speech"