Great Bear Wilderness Nightfall at Daybreak

A slight huff escaped when she reiterated her opinion of her followers this far. Of course he wasn't a creature to judge too harshly the choices made by others. He had no objections to those she named, of course that was mostly due to not knowing them but he chose to trust her choices. Of course, everyone's useful to some extent. She continued in a seemingly calm voice, he raised a brow, his ears perched forward as he listened to her speak. The best? Best amongst what exactly? Of course when others join they might have more choices of 'best'. He held in check his surprise at her placid response to him calling out the inferiority of the group she had chosen this far. She gave no outward indication that she disliked his observation, he was left wondering just how far he could push the insults. He quickly gave up on the idea of trying to push his boundaries further before speaking again. So, let's throw a hypothetical, if I were to leave the Mountains. Which he was pretty much doing. I assume I would have no trouble slipping into your ranks, but why should I? This was a little backwards, wasn't it, usually one pledged themselves and their abilities to the alpha, but here he was asking what she could offer him. So much for not trying to push boundaries. Speech thoughts