Good to be Home

Bass was rather surprised at what Sparrow had to say. He had no idea that the pack had effected her like that, and did it do that to all his kids? He frowned, meeting her green gaze as he let her get everything off her chest. It would seem that there was a lot that she had been keeping from him, and it all came pouring out now. He let out a snort when he heard that Raba called her Flamingo, it was pretty silly. They were all named after some sort of bird, so calling out random bird names wasn't really out of the question. "That would be my fault, it's kind of a Destruction tradition to have some sort of theme while naming your children," He laughed a little, and then Sparrow quickly moved on. It would seem like she knew a lot about her fellow packmates, saying that Raba never fought with anyone. He nodded his head slowly, he often saw her out on patrols as well. She had been a very active member since day one, and did an amazing job in the siege. She went on to talk about being the heir, and he shook his head fiercely. "Like I told Lark, I would never force Abaven on any one of you. Having a pack is a huge responsibility, and it is something that you have to want to do. Otherwise... well... look at what has happened here. Even when I was pushing hard for Abaven to be a great pack, it fell time and time again. But I kept picking it back up. You can't just be an alpha and call it a day, there is a lot more than that," He sighed, his back leg reaching up to scratch behind his ear. "You wouldn't have to follow her, I don't even know if this is set in stone yet. Lark said he's not ready to be alpha, and suggested Tinaro to take my place," He said, watching the brown and white woman before him to gauge her reaction. She seemed to have a lot more thoughts on things that he didn't realize.

He clearly saw the smile on her face when she spoke of Lillie, was that hoping that she would move on? He tried to give her a stern look, but it faltered. Shaking his head, he laughed softly and kissed her cheek. "Your smile gives it all away, my dear girl," he said softly before rocking back on his haunches. When she went on, he noted the pauses in her speech. His frown returned as he watched her, nodding slowly as she spoke. He guessed that he could see that, the pressure of having to be perfect because their father ran the pack. He had never seen it that way, and he wondered why Sparrow hadn't come to him about this before. "We will see how it all turns out. Regardless of how it all goes down, I still want there to be some training involved. Running a pack is not an easy thing, and I might as well stick around to make sure that everything will be okay. But this is our home, and no matter what, I will always be here for you guys. I wished that you would have come to me with these concerns earlier, but I suppose it's too late for that now. I'm just glad that you talked to me," he said with a smile, leaning down to lightly boop her nose with his.

"Speech"