Polite was, honestly, all he had going for him right now. The connections and power that Hale had were something no one else had bothered to collect during his time as the Alpha. He had been well liked by everyone in the pack, or at least that was the public feeling.

"Not quite."

James smiles guiltily; he can't pretend that this was a social call the whole time.

"Which is, if I may be so direct, the reason for my visit."