"OH!" Reed suddenly said in surprise as having happened across the very wolf that she'd been looking for. "I'm so sorry!" she quickly started again as she shuffled the parchment away and secured it once more in its proper place, but only after dropping it, picking it up again, and nearly dropping it once more. "I'm not the best with names. Usually a sailor only bothers to learn the names of their crew, an' perhaps a captain or two other who they can sail with if need be. My crew 'appens to be a small one at that. Just me, Balthazar, and my buddy Pip here." The blue ringneck squawked Ahoy! at his name in imitation of her often-used greeting.
"Ahem" Heat flushed through her as she felt nervous and realized that she was totally looking like a complete child in front of her new pack leader, or rather hopeful new pack leader. 'Get it together, Reed!' she coached herself inwardly, 'you've sailed through tougher storms before!' "Let me try this all again." Her heart pounded in her chest from nervousness. When she spoke next, she rushed over her words. "The name's Reed Blackpaw, monster hunter by trade, pirate by choice. I was lookin' and hopin' to talk to you 'bout my position in your clan."