He'd known before she stormed off that she was not happy with what he'd done. He knew that he couldn't let it go and hope that she would get over it. She was stubborn and perhaps her know she wouldn't agree but he had his reasons. They needed to talk so he'd followed her. “Moonshadow,” he called as he caught up to her, “We need to talk this out. You know I don't like it when your mad at me.” He hoped that might relieve some of the tension he could feel brewing between them and he waited preparing himself for what he was sure would come. He just hoped she was in a talking mood and he didn't end up getting his hide removed.

A cool off period probably would have been a better idea but Kajika couldn't let her walk off without hearing him out. He would hear her out and they would talk and it would be done and she wouldn't be angry with him anymore. That was how it worked between them and that was how he expected it to go this time. Only she was angrier than he had previously anticipated. That was first made clear by her growl.

It seemed they would he doing this at a little bit of a distance then as there was no way he was going to get close enough she could injure him. He may make bad choices but he wasn't stupid. He sighed as she turned and he saw the expression on her face, he hoped that she wasn't so angry she wouldn't at least give him a chance to explain. Thankfully she did though her tone was one that told him he shouldn't waste time. “I know you're upset with me and I'm sure you have your reasons which I would like to hear but I did have good reason to ask him to stay.” He stopped there to see how she would take it and hoped she might share and not lash out at him.

He'd hoped she would open up when he told her he wanted to hear why she was angry with him, no such luck. The onyx woman was being even more stubborn than usual but he was prepared to do what it took to get her to talk as he always was. He nodded when she asked about his reasons. “Our numbers are small Moonshadow. I don't have to tell you this and we need to make sure we have enough food for all of us to make it through the winter especially Chan. More bodies hunting means more food and hopefully our caches will stay full through the winter. Thuban didn't seem a threat and while it was pretty obvious his membership would have probably been temporary what of it turned out he chose to stay when spring came?” Kajika had long ago learned that sometimes you had to do what was best for the pack whether it was pleasant or not. He didn't like the idea of using other wolves bit of it meant his family made it through the winter than so be it. He'd grown tired of wolves promising their loyalty and then leaving so it was best to expect the wolves he asked to leave and use them while they were there. "Now it's your turn."

He had explained his why he had done what he did hoping that she could understand. His ears fell as she stated that she didn't know. His eyes narrowed as he studied her. He couldn't tell what she was thinking or feeling in that moment and it frustrated him. He caught her glare as she looked at him from the corner of her eyes. “Moonshadow, you know I'm only trying to do what's best for the pack. I may have never lead a pack before this but I have watched leaders before me. Sometimes you have to do things that aren't what you want to ensure the future of the pack.” While he hated what his parents had turned into and vowed to not be like then he had learned that lesson from them.

He wanted to hear her thoughts and know what she was thinking. As she spoke he sat back on his haunches his head falling until he was looking at his paws. He should have consulted her before he did what he had, he knew that. “I'm sorry, your right I should have and had there been more time I would have. He was ready to go and I wanted to get the offer out before he bolted,” he explained looking up at her. She went on to explain her worries where Chan was concerned. “I would kill him,” he said it nonchalantly before he spoke further, “I would have made sure nothing happened to Chan. You know I love him as my own of I had any suspicion that it was just an act I would not have made the offer but he was practically shaking where he stood and that isn't something that is easy to fake.” At least Kajika didn't believe it was. “It was a quick decision and one that I wouldn't have made by myself had there been time. Maybe I could have pulled you to the side and discussed it with you but do you think he would have stuck around long enough?”