Duck Lake ; i guess i'm not like you

"s' nice t' meet ye too" he'd say to Goose with a smile.

perhaps it was obvious but he never wanted to assume anything. he lacked the identification skills so far to make an assessment anyway. he was new himself, didn't know what the natives truly were like, so he wouldn't want to be rude. the two girls hadn't made his insides call for alarm either. there was no point in being disrespectful to them. "I see" Benedict said clearly enough, choosing to ignore the 'obvious' words Oath spoke of. " 'hameful" he muttered, knowing there was probably more to the story than both let on. "m' sorry t' hear it didn't work out."

Goose and Oath both seemed able-bodied and social enough for any pack. though his opinions could only stretch to Swiftcurrent and Rusalka so far. the russet girl would ask after his pack, and Benedict's face pulled into a thoughtful frown. "just joined m'self" he'd tell her honestly. if she was looking to be recruited, he lacked the means to do so. "Kavik n' Alessia are t' alphas. Swiftcurrent's peaceful. low n' number" another truth "but we manage." ambitious folk could see how it was ripe for picking ranks with. he wasn't a rank climber himself. he had no interest in leading anything unless he felt he could do some good.

"where'd ye go before?" Benedict asked them.