I'm Forreal!

Lyndvarr reassured Ashmedai that he would tell Katja of his worries when he saw her next. Ashmedai felt so relieved! Maybe she would understand. The man asked if Ash knew what pack Katja was in. He thought for a moment before slowly squeaking out, "Yifer? Yiff'er?" He wasn't sure... Ash's tongue lolled out of his maw once again, "Something like that. The packs here all have different names, so it shouldn't be too hard even if I said it wrong." The smile kept on the boy's face for a moment... until Lyndvarr mentioned the heir. Ash's smiled would drop, "Nah," he started, his voice quieter, but not sounding terribly upset, "That's my brother, 'Gelus." Ash threw on a half smile, but it wavered, "I'm the baby of them all, so I'm not special. I'm the only one in my litter, so everyone else is older than me and already knows a lot. I'm just Ash. I'm not a healer like 'Vana or the heir like 'Gelus, I'm just Ash." His weak smile faded as he watched Lyndvarr pick flowers. He wouldn't question it; hey, he liked flowers too. Then Lyndvarr started digging up the roots and Ashmedai decided to go on, "I plan on being a leader, though... One day. Even if it's not Imperium's leader. My dad made Imperium, so I can make a pack too!" This time, Ashmedai's smile was genuine, he was here to become stronger so that one day, he could be powerful enough to lead a pack. Even if he wasn't the heir, he would show everyone that he could be strong too!