Duskfire Glacier bittersüß

he had little to offer in the face of her own and powerful pack, but the shadowpriest was not unaware of his own strengths, nor the compromises he was willing to make for his own ideals. however, asking takiyok for aid to do something he himself had not been able to accomplish chafed the man, and he passed rosy tongue-tip across his lips before continuing.
"are you familiar with the pack in the maplewood, frau?" he inquired, turning to tilt his muzzle in that direction. "their continued presence there keeps away herds that might othervise settle, though they are too veak to hunt them. i did not kill their boy king when i had him; that fault is mine." his lilac eyes rested upon the ground now; mahler cleared his throat. "alone, i cannot drive them off. with some small aid, it might be done, and the wood would belong to you as extended hunting grounds."
"but your duties are to your pack, and i vould understand if you vill not offer help, as it is a problem that does not concern you." exhausted by the long-winded nature of his explanation, the man lapsed into a silence, awaiting the negative reply he was sure would come.