Firestone Hot Springs every single night's all right with my brain

He was new to this. That was fine. She had an answer for him, but was reluctant to give it—it went against everything a leader could hope. Still, she had never beaten around the bush before, so why start now?

Wolves disappear a lot, Maegi responded, mouth tugging slightly downward in a frown. It either means they're lost, dead, or just. . .gone. Like they didn't want to live there anymore. Death or betrayal. She supposed 'missing' played no part in that binary, although. . .how many went missing because they wanted to?

It was almost easier to assume fault rather than pretend things were just a series of accidents—which went completely against what Wraen had told her about belief. Ah, well. They would likely always clash on this.

She shook her head. Don't trouble yourself too much about it, she added. The ones who matter, who are truly loyal, will stay. And if they leave, they'll come back. The rest—not worth keeping around.