"You'd think, wouldn't you?" Stacia shrugs, then shakes her head. "Mostly, we just haven't found one who isn't either better suited to or already in another pack. And we haven't really needed to specifically look for one because in spite of the fact my pack is -- was short-tempered on our best days, we were also kind of the local diplomats. Anytime somebody needed to deal with some other asshole werewolves, they'd bring us along to be charming and charismatic and juuust scary enough that everyone decided that playing nice was in their best interests."
She sobers, glancing away into the trees.
"When someone did decide to gun for us, they made sure to split us up first. Even if we'd had a healer, they wouldn't have been able to get there in time to help."
She shakes her head again, most vigorously this time, like she's trying to shake something off. But memories and guilt cling more tenaciously than water.
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"You'd think, wouldn't you?" Stacia shrugs, then shakes her head. "Mostly, we just haven't found one who isn't either better suited to or already in another pack. And we haven't really needed to specifically look for one because in spite of the fact my pack is -- was short-tempered on our best days, we were also kind of the local diplomats. Anytime somebody needed to deal with some other asshole werewolves, they'd bring us along to be charming and charismatic and juuust scary enough that everyone decided that playing nice was in their best interests."
She sobers, glancing away into the trees.
"When someone did decide to gun for us, they made sure to split us up first. Even if we'd had a healer, they wouldn't have been able to get there in time to help."
She shakes her head again, most vigorously this time, like she's trying to shake something off. But memories and guilt cling more tenaciously than water.