Emberwood spider and gioma had a love few others had seen,

“Reclusive,” he tried again, keeping his eyes from rolling. One moment, the boy was enraged at the potential death of his sister, now, he seemed to need more clarification on what the man who in the same breath had also revealed she was still alive – and was within their ranks. “Unsocial.”
 
He waited for one pause, his eyes still sharp upon the youthful wolf. “This is an offer that expires, and also one I’m not convinced I should be giving. You either want to come see your sister or you don’t. If you want to see her and don’t want to join, look for her outside of our borders. I’ll let her know you’ve asked for her.”
 
With that, the stocky male gave a shake of his thick pelt, hoping to ease some of the tensions that knotted his muscles, though his fiery gaze never left the swarthy boy.