Firefly Glen moonlight danced with the silhouettes

The bounty hunter was relieved not to have to think about his answer.

"He won't keep you from leaving," he replied, fairly confident in this fact. He might decide that she could not stay if she did not intend to remain, but Catamaran expected that Kinusi's status as the daughter of a pack leader would give her a little more leeway than others. And even Catamaran, after all, had been allowed to negotiate his position.

He regarded her a little longer, a thread of uncertainty growing.

"Perhaps your father will want to meet him," he said. That would do away with most of Catamaran's worries. "Either way. Solharr's position in the valley is unstable. It would be smart for him to make friendly overtures. Though, I would not recommend saying this to his face." Not in those exact words, anyway.

He hoped that Solharr was a smart man.

"Practice with your father what you should say," he made another suggestion. "If he is a diplomat, he will know." His head tipped to the side. "Will you follow in his footsteps?"