Neverwinter Forest changing of the guard [ic joining]

Sorry this is short and sucks -- my stupid internet crashed and my post got eaten. :(

Again she listened, and it was clear she wasn't wholly pleased with what she heard. So basically, he didn't really have any particular strengths. She supposed this wasn't all that surprising, considering his youth. "I've no use for a politician," she commented, an ear turning rearward as she spoke. "Neverwinter does not do….politics." She spoke the word with obvious distaste, for she had never understood why some wolf packs felt driven to make peace and ally themselves with neighboring (or, more accurately in her opinion, rival) packs. Her mother had insisted on that nonsense, going as far and possessing the blindly disgusting audacity to use Chakra herself as a bargaining tool to secure one such alliance. No. Neverwinter Forest would not play that game. The only politics Chakra dealt with involved teeth and bleeding profusely.

"That you are willing to learn is a plus, though. I can work with that. I do not tolerate slackers. You should be willing to learn a skill and do it quickly. Is this something you can agree to?"