Ankyra Sound the long way round

She let him vent, lips pursed. Even when he finished, Wildfire didn't immediately say anything. She thought over everything that had happened in the past half an hour and tried to balance objective facts with her desire to help Eljay. She realized that perhaps Drageda wasn't the best fit, despite how much she wanted to give Eljay a future here.

"You could come up with games, projects, strategies," she said at length, "or..." Wildfire paused, then sighed. "I wish I knew more about the other packs around here, because maybe I'd know where to redirect you. I'm not sure if other packs might take you in more readily. But if you don't think you'll be able to do what Heda asked, you need to find someplace else."

She looked at him, chestnut eyes both apologetic and sympathetic. "I'm sorry I can't do more for you, Eljay." Wildfire didn't know what else to say; she'd said and done everything she could. And although the entire point was that he needed to find a pack to help support him, he needed to help himself first. His fate rested in his own hands.