"If you stay here, they'll know you're alive. You can't keep hiding forever." 

"I won't need to stay forever. Just long enough to find a pack." 

"Well, I have no idea how to find the alpha without serious hunting," Tantalus says cheerfully, "and given that our young friend has already told us there isn't one... Well, I doubt he'll be inclined to change his story."

And Tantalus can't be bothered working out social cues right now. It's dark, and he's tired. But the kid is right.

"I would rather you were gone sooner rather than later. I'd prefer not to find out how the Argents deal with their enemies..."

Jay is watching the other wolf, trying to get a read on him, see if there's any cues that he may have been lying about the lack of an alpha.

She spins her knife around her fingers. "And if there is an alpha, you're likely to be joining their pack. Which isn't leaving."

"...it won't be any safer if I leave. Maybe you can feel better, because I didn't die here, but I'm going to die if I go back." 

The other wolf is definitely lying about the lack of an alpha. 

If the omega hasn't noticed, it's because he's distracted by the almost-dying.

"I'm not really concerned about your safety," Jay says with a careless little shrug. She jerks a thumb at Tantalus, "I'm concerned about his."

She narrows her eyes at the other wolf.

"Would speaking to the alpha here help you find a pack elsewhere?" she asks.

"Aw, you do care," Tantalus teases, sweeping his gaze between the two wolves, still not entirely sure they're threat free yet.

There's a moment's hesitation.

"An alpha could at least put me in touch with other packs." 

"There isn't an alpha here. The Hale pack has been gone for a long time. I know you were hoping to find one of them here, but they're all gone. There's no one left. I'm sorry." 

Jay thinks about that for a minute. Then: "Well. If he's sure there isn't one, I guess it would probably be better for you to move on before the Argents find you again and finish the job."

She wants to ask why the teenager is lying, but right now, she's considerably more focused on getting rid of the omega.

"Please. You have to give something, some way to defend myself." 

The other wolf has nothing to say to that.

Jay looks away. "The best I can offer is a knife."

And it really is, even if it wasn't what was meant. She spins the one in her hand around her fingers again.

"Don't look at me!" Tantalus holds up one hand. "I've got nothing."

Except for the gun in his hand, but like hell is he parting with that.

"Don't even have any information I could give you, I'm afraid."

"I'm sorry. You'll be better off out there," and that seems quite sincere.

Jay tries to look more apologetic than she really feels.

Tantalus manages to look slightly more apologetic. "There'll be other towns with packs , and probably less hunters to boot."

He's starting to really wish he was home in bed right now. He's wiped out.

He sighs.

"Thank you. I guess I'll let you pretend I survived, then. You did a good thing. Congrats."

And he walks away. 

"Does one of you need to make sure he leaves, or is it okay if I do that?"

Jay thinks for a second. She would rather be sure he's gone, but the teenager seems just as determined to see the back of the guy.

"All yours," she decides. "Although we will want to talk to you later."

Because him being out here wasn't suspicious at all. Ignoring the fact that her and Tantalus has both followed people here.

Tantalus waves magnanimously. "Go ahead. It's been a long day. We should get back to ours."

He's careful not to say Jay's name, just as she's been avoiding his. Although no doubt she'll meet this teen in school.

So he goes, and they're alone at last. 

They can wait, if they like, or they can follow. 

"He's lying," Jay says as she moves to follow. "There is an alpha in town. Can't figure out why he's lying about it though. Something is really not right."

"Well we already knew something wasn't right," Tantalus points out. "This just confirms our feelings on the matter."

He looks over at her as he removes the suppressor from his gun and tucks both away.

"And where, precisely are you going?"