Ankyra Sound And raised up to be the rebel, I was made with a little bit of fire, you see.

She saw the value of his offer, and while the surprise registered across her face he wondered to himself if she would be able to handle it. Then he realized, maybe he wouldn't be able to handle it? Leading wasn't what he had been after; it had been as whimsical a challenge as her own when he'd faced Caiaphas. At the very least Firefly was pleased he wouldn't have to fight her.

Without another word, he gave her an imploring look and then lifted his chin, and after a pause to make sure she was following his lead (it would be the last time she followed anyone's lead), called out to the pack with his deep voice yet again; he hoped to hear her song entwined with it, unifying the pair of them and showing their combined strength to all that surrounded the Sound.