King Elk Forest lift ev'ry voice and sing

Scouting might have been Queenie's second choice for a trade, had the security of an actual pack not been as overwhelming as it had. The prospect of leaving the territory when she'd only just found it wasn't the most attractive, but now that she'd gotten use to the region, leaving was substantially less difficult. After all, no matter how long she disappeared for, there was always something to come back to. When Jomyo got back, she would try talking to her to see if they could figure out some sort of agreement — Queenie could teach her how to fight, while Jomyo could teach her how to scout. 

The topic of Mato's death seemed to be a sensitive one, so Queenie wanted to be careful with how she phrased her response. With a deep breath, she looked at Delight with an uncharacteristic tenderness and asked, Is it hard? Being without him, I mean. There was no one in her life whose loss she thought that she would suffer from, but that was intentional; there was no good in getting attached.