Horizon Ridge The Eyes of Another

Hawkeye hastily sought to reassure her and though Pied remained stiff at the initial touch, she loosened up and lightly returned the nuzzle. "Maybe you should compare the pros and cons of leadership and go from there," she suggested. Maybe Hawkeye wasn't cut out to be an Alpha and there was absolutely no shame in that. Pied knew that she personally wasn't up to the pressure and responsibility of leadership. "You could hand over the pack to someone else, then drag Ariston here and live with Kisu and me," she quipped.

"Why don't we call Kisu and let Rob stay wherever he's at? I don't see why they need to meet each other and if Kisu knew how Rob spoke to me, he'd just want to rip off his head," Pied rejoined with a little shake of her dappled head.