Qeya River all falls down

She didn't say anything more on the topic, instead shifting to a new one altogether. At first, Tambourine was relieved for the reprieve; he was starting to feel like he was behind the times somehow. But then she used a word he couldn't place, no matter how many times he repeated it in his head. He was starting to feel really dumb.

"I'm not sure what that is," he admitted, stride unbroken. Using contextual clues, he added, "I follow my Alphas, Stark and Banner." Even as the words left his mouth, he suddenly flashed back to his encounter with Simatra. She had called a warrior by some other name (he couldn't remember what now). Perhaps Freyja's pack just had a different name for its leaders? "Is a Heda like an Alpha?"