Ocean's Breath Plateau until his feet bleed and

Speedy's eyebrows lifted slightly at the curt tone of his answer. It seemed she had maybe struck a nerve, which had not been her intention, But it was something she had grown accustomed to. He was neither the first nor the last to get annoyed by her questions. She was curious and had always just said whatever she wanted, so she had ruffled more than few feathers, but luckily she didn't get offended easily. 

When he apologized for sounding like an ass, she shrugged and answered, You did sound like an ass, her tone deadpan. But, apology accepted, she added with a teasing smile. It would take a lot more than that to upset her. 

He went on to explain that he didn't get along with authority and had taken on the life of a mercenary. She looked at him curiously again. As a mercenary, what are you protecting if you don't have a pack or a claimed territory? she asked at the risk of irritating him further. Oh well, she wasn't in the habit of holding back, so why start now? Plus, she genuinely wanted to know what a lone mercenary did. Did others like hire him to take out wolves on the sly? Was he maybe a vigilante? Teekon Wild's own Batman? Oh, that was good nickname for him, she thought. Her mind continued to come up with potential jobs for a lone mercenary as she waited for his answer.