Sun Mote Copse Thinkin' bout why we're here, and where we're goin

Colt has asked outright and he appreciated the outright response.  No use beating around the bush.  What she said made sense - he had hoped, but just because he was Fin's brother didn't mean he had ever had her place here.  Her family didn't know him, or he them.  Have to ask to know where to start, right? he replied with an easy smile, hiding the (surprising) sting of disappointment.

It wasn't a no, but it wasn't a yes, and who knew when Niamh would hit her season? They might not have time to establish themselves, not if they were competing with two separate litters.  And not when his sister seemed determined to repopulate the wilds singlehandedly.

Anything I can do in the meantime in particular? He had zero experience with actually consciously moving up in a pack, and this was possibly his first time regretting it.