Big Salmon Lake with a pocket of high

Cry expected her to contemplate the offer, but for the question she responded with on behalf of it, was not expected. Well, loners wouldn't be so swift ot join a pack, especially if they had bad experiences with previous homes, but if there was anything about the loner life that was embranded on a wolf, it was Cry who knew it best. The loner life was a hard one, and he knew full well how Spring decieved others into thinking it was easy simply because prey were more apt to being run by their hormones and not their wit. But the assassin couldn't help but remember how desolate the Wilds were in the winter, being only capable of sustaining himself once a meal was within easy reach, conserving his energy and praying Sithis didn't take hold of his soul, just yet. It was ruthless being a loner, and his social skills suffered from such a life as he grew up. He was thankful for Slade teaching him proper vocals, as if it hadn't been for him, he would have never learned to speak.

But for a loner to be so confident in their own abilty to easily keep afloat within a life of solitude, Cry couldn't empathize with. He was a wolf of wanderlust, yes, but it was because he was never filled with that sense of companionship. Slade, and his band of followers gave him that. He knew loyalty was a massive factor when it blended family ties, but what this behemoth of an Uncle was amassing for the 5 others was going to be tighter than blood ever wished to be.

It only got under his skin that she looked for what the pack would offer her, and not what she would work for. His face took no change, but internally, he withdrew from her, just a bit, returning to his balanced state once more.

"We offer nothing to those who don't offer themselves first. Everyone works for the Family, and they each give their all to bettering the entirety of the pack. We don't extend invitations unless those who we deem worthy are approached. So in truth, the question is how loyal are you willing to be, and what will you do to make living in this pack worthwhile?"

As a recruiter, if he were supposed to making sure the wolves of the Keep were the best possible, Cry had to ensure they had plans more than just 'surviving'. They had to have goals, aspirations, expectations needed to be met. They would all help eachother reach them, but slackers were going to be cast back to the wilds where they originally thought they were 'safe' and 'comfortable' in. Free to find that Teekon wasn't so kind on a single wolf as it was to a horde of them, working as a cohesive unit.