When Seconds Tick By
A breath of air audibly left her as she frowned, her pacing slowly ceasing but not quite at a complete stop. She knew she had other things to tend to, but there were plenty of other members to patrol besides her. So she wouldn't bother with that for right now. Amber gaze glanced up to find Tanaraq circling lazily above, though no indication that Dragon was coming yet. Flicking her tail, she debated on what to do. She couldn't stand and pace here all day, it would do nothing to settle her anxiety or impatience and worry.
Luckily for her, a distraction would come to her rescue. A welcome one at that. Ears flicked back at the sound of Gryphon's voice as she turned around to face him. His presence was a welcome sight, one she hadn't seen too often, and then a wave of regret hit her like a brick wall. Where was her mind? She felt like she was so caught up in so many different things, she was realizing that she was unintentionally neglecting her children...and the pack as a whole. It was frustrating, and she had to make changes in an effort to better herself, and the pack as a whole. His questions did not go unheard, and she stopped her pacing when she realized that she must look distressed.
"I'm fine, nothing to worry about." She was fine for now, and hopefully it would remain that way. Her gaze looked him over carefully, wondering about how he'd been and what he was up to. She had been wanting to promote him up from novice, it was a promotion long overdue. In fact, several members were overdue for promotion, but perhaps she'd been so caught up in her own crap that she hadn't realized that time flew by so quickly. "Gryphon, I want to apologize...I know I haven't exactly been the best mother lately...I've been...neglectful of a lot of things, and I want to let you know that I love you. I'm proud of you son. You've grown into a fine young man.." She approached him, moving to nuzzle his cheek for a moment as she looked at him. If she embarrassed him then so be it. It was a mothers job to do that anyway.
