Swiftcurrent Creek redrum

Haha, what a little gem! :D Is it helping you flesh out Jace?! Edit: Ooooo, I love your new avatar.

That made more sense; and to be quite frank, Bazi fully expected Jace to respond in kind if she attacked him in earnest.

But there was one thing she still didn't quite understand, and the young outrider would be just as forthright as her friend. "Why are you pledging yourself to be a warrior if those kinds of situations bring out the worst in you?" He was always one of the first to the scene when trouble threatened the pack, and although Bazi understood that it was the duty of any Creek wolf to defend their territory, there were so many more risks to Jace's involvement in any fight.

"You tell me that you fear for the life of those around you when you get angry.. I'm wondering if you should plough your energy into healing, or gardening, or something that doesn't mean you're compelled to fight. I know you're good at it - of course you are. But every time your eyes cloud over.. well, it looks like it really takes its toll on you. It's like you're punishing yourself for something that isn't your fault. That's all." Well, partially - as a rank newcomer to Those Of Us Who Kill, Bazi had yet to fully comprehend the ways in which violence changed a wolf. She just couldn't see the world through Jace's eyes, where very calm second was a blessing. Already she was more confident - cocky, even - and prone to flares of temper that hadn't been there before; but these were symptoms that she did not recognize as important.