Dragoncrest Cliffs But son, please keep a steady wing

Boy words. Her son was calm and confident, and one look at her daughter's expression made her realize that her children weren't mistaken. Her senses weren't, either- but Rykor sensed the confusion and spoke, clarifying. This was something new to Chacal, who merely opened her mouth and inhaled, nodding, to show that she'd at least grasped the correction. 

How would Rykor find Sapphique, then? A pack very matrilineal in nature, and biased toward women. Rykor's biological assignment might have proven an asset, but he made it very clear that that was not his identity. The pack's values remained the same and in the light of that fact, she would have to consider him not for the way he was formed, but for who he was. This challenged her notion of femininity; she wondered if she would have had an easier time trying to accept a transgender woman, and when she realized that the answer to that was 'likely, yes,' then she knew that she could come to accept Rykor in the same way. She couldn't treat him the same way she would treat a woman. He would not receive the same favour as a woman would. But she felt that it might be even more affirming for him if he was simply treated the way men were treated. 

As her daughter pressed- this was an important matter. 

Rykor had overcome the odds on his own. His family had been discriminate, both due to his identity and his genetics it seemed. His sharp features and symmetrical build were explained though it bothered Chacal none to have a wolf in the pack who had dog blood. The first wolf who had drawn her eye had been part dog, after all. Her sweet daughter had been the runt as well, and every day she was blessed for having put in as much effort as possible to make sure that her tiny daughter survived. Now, she was being entrusted with Suzu's friend. A fighter, indeed. 

She dipped her head in apology. 

"Dat be my mistake, it is true,
I am sorry for 'aving misgendered you.
It...takes me a moment to understand...
...But I see no reason to keep you from becoming a part of our land." She said. 

"If you be trained as you say,
we will find a place for you to stay.
Hunt, defend, patrol an' you will earn
a place of respect, an' a place to call home."