Ankyra Sound the voice of sirens three (discovery)

With the other female's shift in both attitude and posture, and the additional presence of Caiaphas, the high priestess' own posture evolved into one more confident and far less aggressive. Thus far, their claim might have been weak and their numbers small, but they were capable of defending it if they must. Its glowing shores had told them that the Sea and Moon had blessed the Nereides and this place; they would not be shaken from it.

"That depends," Aktaie told her, turquoise eyes following the pacing of Caiaphas for a moment, finally returning to rest upon the outsider. "Which pack would we be aiding, and what can you do for us?" When it came to other packs, the Nereides always functioned on a strictly "I-scratch-your-back-you-scratch-mine" basis.