What If There Were No Heavens?

When she didn't answer right away he allowed a small smile to grace his lips despite the gravity of their conversation. She had politely given him a moment to think things over and it was easy for him to allow her to do the same. He still hadn't formed a full opinion on where Surreal stood. It was clear that she held a grudge for the land Sin had chosen but he could almost feel the earth shifting as people aligned themselves either with Sin or against him for he actions he had made, perhaps Surreal felt that shift also and moved to align herself against him – which in turn meant aligning herself with Abaven who from all he had heard held the most intent to take action against Sin. It would explain why she went to Abaven first of all people when Sin had chosen her land, and if Abaven did attack Sin with the intend of displacing him from leadership then she held something to gain – the return of the Plains.

When she spoke, her words did mirror some of his thoughts – she had gone to Abaven to offer her services that Alpha decide to siege, and Surreal indicated his intentions ran in that direction. She would offer him her opinion on Sin himself for the first time – not just as the Alpha that claimed her lands but as the man himself. He raised an eye at her words, could hear the mistrust and dislike in her tones as she described him. Glacier had only met the man once and it had been with his child in toe, and he had seemed pleasant and concerned for him family if a little bland and in-compassionate about his sole part in removing an entire pack and family from their lands and perhaps even Alacritis for good. Again, he found himself on the bench, unwilling to make an enemy of a man he knew nothing about despite Surreal's passionate words. Nonetheless, he did find himself trusting Surreal a little more then Sin and would if nothing else be watchful around the new Alpha. Surreal would finish her speech perhaps a little smugly as she in turn spoke of his inevitable downfall and he mentally winced. Was everyone so phlegmatic about the removal of packs in this land? He wearied with the ease that packs seemed to rise and fall even in his short time living in Alacritis.

He watched as Surreal's eyes fell on Gale, as interested in her thoughts as Glacier. What did Gale think about their political conversation? About the way alliances rose and fell even as they spoke and event moved and aligned in preparations to bring down a rising pack. After Surreal's long speech there would be a moment of silence as Glacier considered everything laid out before him. Would Glacier's true neutral stance throw off Surreal, lessen her desire in an alliance with him? Or would she see his reasons and realize in him she would find an ally that would never turn on her and deeply deliberate before taking any action that might effect the lands outside of Donostrea? Thus far his and Voltage's pack had done a good job of keeping themselves apart, untouched by the raging events happening outside of their borders. He kept back his sigh as he wondered if his actions where the right one, it didn't matter, they where the ones that kept his family safe. “Perhaps your right, certainly angering a strong pack as their first action wasn't a smart move. Through I would be sorry to see any pack fall and its wolves driven from their homes because of the actions of the leader. Personally I think any action made should be made solely with the interest of the pack and not that of individuality of the leader, that is why Donostrea must stay neutral. We are not a pack equipped for war in any way – we have but one or two fighters among us, a temporary healer mentor and two in training. More then that, my family has gone through enough and I want only for them to get a chance to enjoy life in peace” he glanced again at Gale, wondering where her own thoughts where leading her and what she thought of Glacier speaking as he did on their family's behalf.

"Burn Baby Burn"