Hoshor Plains tsujigiri

As soon as the question left his mouth, he thought to himself, stupid!

Not once did he think before he spoke, despite all the chastising, despite the embarrassing and sometimes physically painful consequences. He squeezed his eyes shut, berating himself. Better to reject than to be rejected. But was that even true?

You think you could be a pack wolf? You can't even take care of yourself!

A small part of him snidely answered: well, that's the point, isn't it.

Gavrel barked out a brusque sorry! before turning tail and running.

Let the man think him insane and erratic. It wasn't too far from the truth.