He raised an eyebrow. "You're lying. Something happened when we encountered the Talons, and now you're lost in your own thoughts. If you don't want to talk about it here, that's fine, but we'll discuss it when we get back to the lair."
He let out a small growl, so low that only Finn could hear it, but from the expression on his face, it surprised him. He didn't growl often in human form—he didn't need to—but when he did, the others knew he wasn't going to back down.
"I'm fine, Finn. Focus on what you have to do, not on what's going through my head. Got it?"
He frowned and nodded, turning his attention back to the path. She relaxed and took in her surroundings. Unlike the rest of her family, she had never set foot in Talon territory, so she wanted to absorb as much as possible. With the
