I gave Sirius a glance, making sure to keep my head still so I didn’t give off any sign of hesitation or doubt.
She’s clearly making conscious use of what she learned from that dog psychology book.
“If you were going to hurt me, you would’ve done it while Burnscar was threatening you.”
Problem is, that would’ve entailed showing weakness by taking Burnscar’s bullying and obeying her. Then again, the other option would’ve showed another form of weakness.
Bitch was probably relieved that Skitter and Grue found a third option.
“I don’t like being told what to do, so no, I wouldn’t have.”
Exactly.
I doubt that, I thought. You don’t like being told what to do by a stranger, maybe, but I’d bet you could be happy if you had a stable environment and consistent leadership.
An alpha, perhaps? In other words, Grue or Coil.
I suppose this would be why Taylor advised Brian to make his leadership position official.
“If you carry out their tests and join them, they’ll be telling you what to do for the rest of your life.”
How is that not consistent leadership, Taylor? It doesn’t check the other box, stable environment, but still.
“I don’t care about the test!” she shouted. I could see Sirius tense, ready to attack. “I just want to be left alone!”
Okay, yeah, this I can understand.
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