Phoenix Maplewood not from others

Her first instinct was to snarl at the stranger for daring to notice her temporary deficiency. Her second was to be obstinate because she was in a bad mood. Her third was to be obstinate just because that was the kind of wolf she was, and the only good idea was one that came from her, right?

Luckily for them both, Alya had learned to think before acting. Mostly.

"That would be helpful," she admitted, privately thinking that it might be helpful for Desdemona to have someone with an actual personality as well. Perhaps it was catching. "I would appreciate that," she said after a moment of careful contemplation. It had been awful to have to limp around everywhere - someone to balance against would help with that.