River Woes

Smoke grew visibly uncomfortable when Turquoise revealed the same-sex nature of her relationship and her lip began to lift. Then he began apologizing... for what, she wasn't sure. She quirked a brow when he admitted that he liked his own gender as well as the opposite. Still, she didn't understand why he felt the need to apologize and explain this—man, his over-the-top humility was grating on her nerves—though Turq was sort of intrigued to learn this about him.

Turquoise decided against commenting directly, instead pricking her sooty ears as he explained his skills. He was built for a guardianship role and, as it turned out, groomed for one too. Turq nodded approvingly. A wolf pack could use specialists such as puppy-sitters and medics, sure, but the bread and butter of the pack should be its hunters, fighters and guardians.

She sensed the raw sadness when he mentioned his father's death but Turq was not interested in hearing his sob story whatsoever and would not feign it either. Instead, she seemed to mull over everything he'd shared and weigh it in her mind before saying aloud, "You and I should probably get together on occasion and maybe spart or something then. You know, to keep us on top of our game. I'll attack, you counterattack and all that." She wasn't entirely sold on the offer herself—she wasn't necessarily gunning to spend time with the guy—but she knew it would be a good idea.