Neverwinter Forest I’m here on funky business

His words registered far away in her mind, but she didn't respond for a few moments. Her eyes were glassy, and it was clear her mind was somewhere else. When she realized she hadn't said anything to his question, she shook her head quickly to dislodge herself from the sea of rage and turmoil. She frowned at him as she tried to collect herself. Um... she said quietly and then with more volume and sounding more like herself, she added: Yeah sure. I can train anyone that wants to learn. She gave a weak laugh to his comment, but the feeling wasn't really there. She didn't have any issue with teaching the pack to defend itself, especially with all the uncertainty. The pups definitely needed to learn. 

She nodded when he said they should finish up their patrol. Yeah, okay, she agreed. As he feared, the patrol probably would be done mostly in an awkward silence; once she allowed the thoughts of the monster to surface, it was hard to push them back into their cage. She would try to not focus on it for Mal's sake, but it was easier said than done. 

wrap up maybe?