Haunted Wood we set fires in the snow.

his request is bold, blunt, and leaves her silent a long moment. to reject him right now would to cement him as her enemy. if he remains within the Nightwalkers, he'll be a constant threat. if she chases him out, or he himself leaves, he's all too likely to seek some sort of vengeance (hahaha but also rip , his anger having simmered for certainly long enough. if she accepts—it'll be a striking sign of weakness, with no guarantee that he won't simply turn on her once they are of equal standing. and not one, but two pups barely shy of adulthood leading the pack—she knows how others view her already. 

"you said we could have been friends. a—a good team. be it, then, support me, and if you're right I'll promote you alongside me. not before you prove we can be." gaze is just as resolved as his, auds pressed forward. she will not get rid of threats by giving them power. but an ally, a friend—she wants dearly for more of those alongside her.