Sun Mote Copse Danger days

She could see she'd put Wraen on the spot with her suggestion, so she smiled warmly and reassured, "I won't take you over there to parade you around, promise. We can visit in the name of sisterhood." Hopefully that took some of the edge off her comrade's embarrassment.

Wraen closed that subject, only to open another. Wildfire was happy to lend an ear. She listened astutely as the Tradesman requested interpersonal advice of a different but related nature. Wildfire felt a little more confident about this matter, seeing as she'd spent a good deal of her life working to be an ambassador.

"Respect goes a long way when it comes to first impressions. But unless you're on official pack business, there's no need for formalities. You should be yourself. And sometimes that may mean you don't hit it off with this or that individual. Not everyone is going to get along and that's okay."

She paused, thinking briefly, wanting to answer Wraen's actual question more pointedly. "But if you want to keep the conversation flowing, it's always best to ask the other person questions about themselves. It'll help you get to know them and hopefully get the conversation flowing naturally."