Stone Circle so i'll follow the birdsong

His first impression wasn't great. Some of the children seemed ill-mannered, and while he could forgive that because they were young, the way the male worded things made him uneasy. The children, not 'we', needed a home. He wasn't willing to risk his own litter for the prospects of another's. It sounded cruel in his head, and truly it was, but he had a priority to keep Valette and their children safe. He glanced at Valette just before returning his gaze to the adults of the small group. "We have own our litter to raise and protect." Stark said simply. It wasn't that he was heartless, no, he'd raised abandoned children before, but now things were different.

He felt different. 

The Alpha of the Keep might have swept them in with little thought but Easthollow was such an integrated pack he wondered how the strangers would work themselves into their group. "You said they need a home. We don't need an abandoned litter on our borders, especially with so many young mouths to feed." Maybe if it had sounded any way other than 'here's some puppies, enjoy.' Stark might have entertained more of a possibility - as it was he shifted his gaze to his mate to see what her take on things was.