"I managed just fine for more than twenty five years without you," Derek reminded her, though he did manage a sheepish smile of apology for not getting in contact for the past few days. "Where you off to in such a hurry?"
Despite her obvious skills, he didn't like the idea of Judith going off and chasing down the chimera on her own. They had taken him down and he was a lot sturdier than she was. She was one of the only humans he actually liked and he didn't want to see anything bad happen to her.
He glanced over his shoulder, noticing the strange looks he was getting from Scott and the rest of his Pack, but he paid them no attention. It would probably make sense to introduce Judith to them at some point, but he wasn't sure he wanted to subject her to their nonsense.