“You're quite welcome,” she said with a nod and a smile. Living in the Lore had taught her it could be rough going. Sure he would have Sahalie with him on the way back but it could still be dangerous. Even though she didn't know him well it wouldn't be right to send him off without well wishes. Again she smiled at his words, “Thank you, I really appreciate that.”
He then wanted to know about why Jessie and Drestig left which left Leotie wondering just how much she should tell. She also wondered about how much he already knew, if he knew anything. For a moment she considered the question, what she should tell him. “All I know is Drestig said that he couldn't stay in the bend any longer and wanted the rest of us to follow. He made it clear that it was our choice what we wanted to do and wasn't going to force anyone to go.” She explained thinking it best to leave out the part about bad memories and it being difficult for him to stay because of it.
Askan also was curious about what the others thought about what had happened. Leotie knew she couldn't speak for each of her pack mates opinions on the subject. She could however give an idea of the general response to the announcement, at least what she remembered from that day. “Well everyone wanted to stay, it's their home and they didn't want to give up. There were also others that were angry that he wanted to leave but they let him go. It became clear as well that Jessie would be going with him at that time too.” She thought it best to leave out names and such since she felt she had to keep some things to herself for the sake of her pack.