The Sentinels the mordant liquor of tears

She had not done enough to stop him. Lasher was set on going alone, and right now she'd have much preferred a war- they had a better chance of winning that. But there was nothing she could have done. Blue Willow's outburst only embarrassed her, even though it had made Dante angry- her ears lowered submissively and her shoulder hunched, staring at the ground for a moment. Softly, and not meaning to invite anymore comment on it, the girl murmured again: "I stand by my opinion." She would not comment again, but occasionally would look to her alpha with a sad pair of icy eyes.