It was strange for her to hear her brother's name come out of his mouth, even more so because it was said with clear sympathy. She had heard Logan's name spoken before, but it was usually more than of a curse. She sniffed the air and caught the distinct smell of alcohol, and that managed to calm nerves a little. The scent intertwined with the smell of him, and Evie felt a sudden sense of fullness in her chest. She pushed the feeling back down though, whatever it was, it was just going to interfere with this meeting.<br/><br/>"It's strange, if he was still alive, it might have been him meeting you here instead of me." Evie had always thought that her brother would follow in her parent's footsteps and that she would play the role of the Luna. She would keep the pack calm and ensure they were able to have full control of their abilities. As alpha, she still filled that role, but with all the added responsibilities of pack leader. Logan even had a girlfriend, Alison, who would have led at this side. After his death, Alison chose to leave the pack and seek a future elsewhere. Evie could not blame her, losing Logan displaced her within the pack and she was too strong to remain and become subservient.<br/><br/>"I agree, this is what needs to happen. I think a gradual shift would probably be best, but I can probably help ease the transition, if you and yours are willing to accept my help." It would draw some of her strength, but she could do her best to inspire tranquility and stop tensions from rising to a level they could not come back from.<br/><br/>"There's been enough loss on both sides." She lifted her gaze to meet his and all at once that feeling that had started to pull her towards him hit her again. This time, she was fairly certain what it was. The strong pull of an instinctual mate bond, an older kind of thing that did not happen as often between werewolves anymore. It still happened, but often between wolves that had already been together for a while. Humans possessed similar instincts, but the dismissed the magic of it all as "love at first sight." This was not really about love, it was about compatibility. The two involved typically had wills and strengths that complimented each other.<br/><br/>In their case, though, it was just going to complicate her plans for a 'slow' transition. She wondered if he felt it too, but she dared not speak about it, for fear he was not experiencing the same sort of pull. She would have found him handsome, regardless. He was tall and had the sort of jawline that was often seen on men in movies.<br/><br/>"We--We can take steps to undo years of animosity, we can leave whatever the past had in the past..."