"My stake? I believe you have already caught a glimpse of what that is. When we were tracking this ogre, you enjoyed it, did you not? Don't bother denying it, for I know it is true. For a lycan, the hunt is invigorating in a way that cannot be described in words. It can only be experienced, as you just did. The blood pumping through your veins as you chase down your prey, the feeling of sinking your teeth into the soft flesh around the neck, it fulfills a part of us that lesser mortals may only experience a fraction of. Through every hunt, we increase our strength, chase faster and stronger prey, build our power. We are the apex of they cycles that drive our natural world. In that respect, I live for myself, to increase my own power, but for our pack, we also live for each other in a way beyond even those in my village could understand. The replacement I trained to take over as Shaman is competent enough to keep them alive, and they will be perfectly content with it. They have no aspirations to improve themselves, not like we do. Everything we do in our pack is for the betterment of each other, the strength of our group.We strengthen each other just as much as we strengthen ourselves. As I have said before, that is the reason we want you here. As inexperienced as you are, your potential is obvious. There is much you can learn from us and, in time, we may even learn from you." Meesei said, taking a seat on the nearby boulder and motioned to the empty space next to her. 

"Have a seat, rest for a moment. The first kill is an exciting one, and it can bring up a lot of emotion. Transformations can also be exhausting, especially for new lycans. It will take a few hours to drag this back to camp, so you will need your energy. In the meantime, I will keep answering any questions you have, whether it be about our lifestyle, how to properly skin a creature, or all of the different jokes Lorag has played on Ahnasha over the years. Anything. I also have a few questions for you, if you don't mind." Meesei said, wanting to diffuse some of the emotion she had brought up in him. Even though their pack had discipline and definite hierarchy, they were still all a family, and she could not expect to bring him into that family if they could not first be friends. He needed to be comfortable around them, which, given his situation, would be a difficult task. Still, having a simple conversation about that didn't involve trying to change his entire world view would help.