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She does not have to ask again, or clarify what she means, because Étoille further elaborates. It is not necessarily satisfying. It explains it well enough. Nothing swayed him to Drageda. Nothing about them pulled him in, in particular, but he has chosen them more than they’ve chosen him. He goes quiet for a moment and she nods her head once, but does not look away. After a moment, he says her name in a way that causes her head to retreat a little and her ears flicker on her head. He solidifies his loyalty, in his own way, and so she accepts what he has told her. It is better than most wolves she talks to that have belonged to the outside world before their conversion.

After a moment, she makes a sound of suspicious content and nods again. All right.

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