in your darkest hour

Vilocity watched with curiosity as Yildun's ears flicked and moved at the noises she could barely or not even hear at all; his attention seemed to be stiffly on her, though.

She pondered a moment--had she really "broken free" from her parents' pack? Hawkeye wasn't sure how that settled with her; it gave her an odd feeling. Not feeling like she neither belonged to the pack, nor didn't belong, she shrugged slightly to herself and decided that asking could do no harm.

"What is your belief system? And how does your leader--this Koontz--treat you all?" Then she inquired something that she was selfishly curious about. "How were you recruited..?" It was quietly said, as if she didn't want to be too intrusive. She pursed her lips and quickly added: "My deer is not too far off, there's plenty of meat left.. We can head over there while talking if you want to grab a snack.."