Silver Creek out for a paddle

Although she appreciated a bit of good humour, and thought it smart of Heston to lead with an attitude that could make the other party relax, she was not entirely sold on the Amazon joke. To Shreya, it somewhat undermined the sundry strengths and traits of each female in the pack, boiling them down to their gender and using that as a joke. It also implied that Heston was in a position of power, or rather a special position of some kind of other, being brought into the pack to feed off or lust over or otherwise deem valuable.

Having lived many years a widow, and being old enough to survey the world from a fairly sexless position (at least, she was perceived as such by most), Shreya had learnt to consider gender a sidenote. It had been her fault in bringing up his gender to begin with, but no, she did not think he had promise because of that thing between his hind legs. He had promise because he was confident, courteous, and had a sense of humour.

A new life sounds like a worthy purpose, she nodded with approval. But you be careful and mind your Alpha, young man. It may seem like it goes without saying, but if someone catches your eye, don't you touch a hair on that someone's head unless you get the nod from Spring. Better boys and girls than he had been caught out by the rules of the wild when they followed their heart.