[It's easy to be quiet, to listen as he answers her question. He gives her exactly what she needs to know. Background. Attitude. Manner of methods. Advice on how to comport herself. That he hesitates at times seems only to lend itself to her assumption that the Marrok is complicated indeed, and that Asil knows him well enough to know that. Still, he seems to sum things up in a way that Eun can understand and extrapolate more to consider from there...
But it's the longer pause that makes her grow more attentive to what he'll say to break that silence. Something unexpected.
A recent loss. That more than one wolf passed is no doubt a great blow to the pack but also she can't help but wonder at the cause. Still, for all that Eun has an independent streak a mile wide, she was brought up well enough to know not to poke at the recent pain of others. She's new and no doubt will find out what happened in time, when any of them are ready to speak to her about it. Asil, for all that he's been very communicative with her so far, does not talk about it now, which means that the pack's grief must be an awful ache still.
What it also means, however, is that she'll need to take into account the grief of the Marrok and his pack into her own behavior. Eun isn't without empathy, and she's not just grateful to be away from the old pack, but willing to modify her actions and speech to at least make herself not so abrasive to others.]
Will he consider me one of his to fuss over then, even though I've just arrived? I can mind my tongue well enough with good reason, which you've given, and I don't lie, but I'm not used to being fussed over. I'm used to taking care of myself.
[That she is overdue to have someone respectfully fuss over her and look after her is a point she would vehemently disagree with.
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But it's the longer pause that makes her grow more attentive to what he'll say to break that silence. Something unexpected.
A recent loss. That more than one wolf passed is no doubt a great blow to the pack but also she can't help but wonder at the cause. Still, for all that Eun has an independent streak a mile wide, she was brought up well enough to know not to poke at the recent pain of others. She's new and no doubt will find out what happened in time, when any of them are ready to speak to her about it. Asil, for all that he's been very communicative with her so far, does not talk about it now, which means that the pack's grief must be an awful ache still.
What it also means, however, is that she'll need to take into account the grief of the Marrok and his pack into her own behavior. Eun isn't without empathy, and she's not just grateful to be away from the old pack, but willing to modify her actions and speech to at least make herself not so abrasive to others.]
Will he consider me one of his to fuss over then, even though I've just arrived? I can mind my tongue well enough with good reason, which you've given, and I don't lie, but I'm not used to being fussed over. I'm used to taking care of myself.
[That she is overdue to have someone respectfully fuss over her and look after her is a point she would vehemently disagree with.
Never mind that it's true.]