Whitefish River And I see fire, blood in the breeze,

Of course, she would talk back. How could he have expected anything less? And before that it was Ira, Speedy and I for much longer. He reassured with a hardened tone. To both of them, they just appeared out of nowhere and gained nothing from one another respect-wise. It was understandable, but he hated that she wasn't even trying to understand him in any of this. He wouldn't let this newcomer come in and believe she ran the place just because he was gone for a mere moon cycle.

I did not, because Aliana does her duty. She doesn't go running off while injured when she brings news of danger lurking nearby. he reiterates for Orlaith, truly starting to believe that her thick skull needed things to be explained multiple times before grasping a situation.

I was gone for one month. His voice raises slightly, brows furrowing as he was clearly having enough of all this. He was the one who Ira trusted with the position of Constable, and clearly still did as he was given it back upon his return. Howl and his children, Moonshadow, Ira and her children, Speedy and her children, I was here for when Ira's children's fathers disappeared - I was here for all of that, before you, I will have you recall. I did not leave the lands while injured and waltz back in as if nothing was wrong. I was injured, searching for a way back with no nose to guide me. I crawled back after trying to visit our sister pack in the mountain, one of my duties, I apologized and prepared not to be welcomed back- what did you do? You left against our orders, disobeyed all of us, not just me. A low growl was returned at Orlaith's rumble. 

You haven't either. If anything, I have lost respect for you. If you cannot take responsibility for your actions and would rather point fingers, you are no longer our Knight Commander. Not until you can act like one. he was unmoving, a cold iron pillar standing in her way. The man's decision was made and the ball was now in Orlaith's hands. Would she learn from this, or simply throw another tantrum and solidify his decision to demote her...