Totoka River she's dancing with strangers

Even though Pump was not satisfied with the way Akhlut was leading the pack, she did not feel entirely comfortable, when Jinx began the comparing game. He was still her alpha, there was some deference from her. Therefore she swallowed the bitter fact that the other alpha did sound a bit better, but decided not to push the subject further. Her intention was not to speak ugly things about the young leader behind his back.

"Then I will," Pump shrugged. Being a bit of a messenger couldn't hurt. "You sound like you know him personally - that is - better than the rest of us," she remarked, knowing for sure that he would have not told anything of the kind to any of the other members of the pack. "Do you have a history?" she asked curiously, referring more to the possible fact that these two had known each other before or were related.