"Where I'm from, the women are often more powerful than the men. That goes for werewolves and humans." Because hunters trained their women to be leaders, while the men were trained to be soldiers. And Talia Hale was quite possibly one of the strongest werewolves he had ever known, certainly more powerful than her brother or her son.
"But it's the same, bitten wolves either survive the first change, or they don't. Many of them don't. Some of them turn into something else. It's a complicated flowchart to try to keep track of all the information." He rolled his shoulders. "It's just as well I'm retired. I don't have the memory I used to have." He gave a little smile, to show he was joking a little, trying to lighten the mood.
"I want you to know it doesn't...It doesn't change how I feel about you. I wish someone had told me. I understand why you didn't. That doesn't make it any less frustrating for me."