Gu Ning gently pushed Cook toward Vine.
It would be even better if they could take Cook. Not only did she want Cook to have more Beastmen looking after him, but she also hoped he could integrate into the group. Perhaps it would help with his degeneration.
She had looked into some information about Beastman degeneration, and a stable social group was known to help Beastmen delay it.
Mixed Breeds were unwelcome no matter where they went, so Cook needed more safeguards.
Aside from Barto and Seth, Vine was one of the few Beastmen Cook really trusted, likely because his older brother was also in Vine's Wolf Pack.
"Sorry to trouble you, Captain," Gu Ning said politely to Vine, without her usual urge to avoid him.
'If I want Cook to join the group, then I have to do the same. I can't keep trying to avoid them like I used to.'
