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Lupe wince blushes

"You knew my name?" Lupe asks "Who told before now?"

Misunderstanding perhaps

"Huh? I know you're a tyrant. I've been on your team for years."

"Oh that's fine then" Lupe is quick to say

TOO quick, and too relieved. Friend sense tingling

Brow. "Your name is Little Mamacita?"

She rolls her eyes, "Tell her, Lulu." Apparently a Galliard thing

"Her Deed name is Little Mother Nips the Heel" Concrete Lullaby smiles happily "Earned in part for distracting a foe at a crucial time, but all the more for taking our pack and getting us in the right direction in battle"

"Oh! That suits her." A grin.

Lupe looks at he as if betrayed "I am not that bossy.." A look "for goodness sake put the drinnk on the napkinn or a coaster or something geez, Kerri would have your butt for that back at the lodge"

Snerk!

Her pack varies in reaction, shit eating grin on the ragabash, rolled eyes on the theurge, a covered mouth to HIDE her smile from the Ahroun, and a happy fond chuckle from the Galliard

"I like your friends." Sam declares.

"That makes one of us" Lupe hurumphs then softens "Yeah, this is my pack. They're odd even by Garou standards but there you go"

"I don't think I'd expect you to have too boring a pack."

"So - how much do we know about what we're getting into?"

"You'll be stepped side ways, the spirit realm.. or Umbra... from there you help us with a set of challenges."

She nods.

"That 'no shifter' can do. At least one of them."

"Just one for yours, we'll all be tested" The theurge says "The spirit we face is powerful, potent, but we must respect it. "

"What kind of spirit?"

"One of Cunning, and Testing" Sour Wind declares

She nods. "So you get a treasure thing, and lots of glory and renown. Right?"

"The treasure thing is not just for us, it will help our Caern" Dolly beams

"Yeah?"

The hunchback nods "A gift to help with moonbridges"

"All this honesty is making my fangs itch" Winston mutters

A slow nod. "So I help you, help the Caern. How do you help me help my people?"

"Oh" Dolly says "I ..hadnn't thought of that?"

"We got this" Lupe smiles, "Okay, Sam? Was there somethingg you were hoping for in particular?"

"Mmm." She considers. "Probably a favor for when we need help."

"Soundns fair, and we may have a chance at other items or blessings. If so, we may yield onen over to you and the lodge" Lupe explains

"She's got TWO Fetishes. How many more does she need?" Sour Wind huffs

"I'm not asking for treasure."

"I earned what I have."

"Sorry" Sour Wind says afer Lupe gives him a look "My apologies, fae friend, Envy should be unworthy of any garou. "

"I just think aid for aid would be fair. I help you, and so you owe us a solid."

"I'm not gonna ask for your firstborn or anything. My brother's teething."

"Come on guys, I know this chica, she's a friend, if she were Garou she'd be in the pack for real" Little Mother nips the Heel looks at her packmates "Agree to help out if called?"

"They're tied to gwydion, I'm welsh, I'm in" Don the Fab is laughing AT you gives a thumbs up

"I'm reminded of oh, a few thousand stories about how bargains with faires can back fire," Sour Wind warns

"And there are just as many sttories" The Galliard says "of them holding to pacts faithfully. I agree with Nips"

"How many of those involved a mortal trying to squelch on their bargain? We take our word seriously."

"Well, that's the majority" Dolly seems relieved she doesn't have to vote "And one of them pack leader."

"And this is why I don't trus democracies, but obviously I'll abide" Sour Wind nods

Shrug. "I want to help you. And I want to help my Lodge."

"Then it's agreed" Lupe nods "We shall honor this is our traditional way. Pizza can be here in 25 minutes"

Dag laughs. "Good plan."

"She's a GOOD leader" Concrete Lullaby agrees