"I don't think the quiet's gonna last long." The smartest thing to do would be to keep pushing and crush the pack entirely. Would've made the most sense to have done it before the whole Lupercalia deal, but since it's too late for that, the next best thing would be to make a move before the new wolves are trained up.

"We're pretty fucked if we gotta worry about them and witches. What're you gonna do if things start goin' real bad? Stick around? Run?" He lifts his mug to take a slow drink for the sole purpose of hiding his own expression, watching Party's face carefully.