Tranquility

Ashmedai nodded along as Vali responded to him. When she went to answer about Bass, she hesitated. Ash flicked his ear. He noticed, an maybe she should take note of her own reaction, Ashmedai thought.

She spoke about how these wolves left. Maybe she shouldn't admit that to a stranger. Ashmedai decided to take it as a token of her budding faith towards him. That was nice. Maybe she wasn't such a hard-ass after all.

"Yeah, but maybe they ARE loyal to Bass, but not you. If YOU say he left and is coming back, it's a lot different than HIM saying it... If that makes sense. They might think 'well I was loyal to Bass, but was he loyal to me in the end?' If he comes back, they can answer themselves and find it in themselves to come back, maybe."

As for her wondering about Sparrow, Ashmedai shrugged, "As long as I've known her, once she sets her mind on something, she sticks to it. She tries to think before acting, though. Sometimes she thinks too much before acting and ends up holding herself back, so I'm just as surprised as you are that she took you up so suddenly."

Ashmedai laughed a little, "I wish I could go dig her out of the pack and see what's going on in that head of hers."

Vali gave a small speech about how she wanted to keep Abaven the same and how she wanted to drive it better. Ash shrugged, if he had been closer to her, he'd nudge her on the shoulder for support. Instead, he nodded upwards in the direction of her pack, "There ya go, that's the spirit! Go lead by example and keep Abaven standing. Hell, even improve it. I believe in you, now go make your pack believe in you."

He offered a genuine smile. Ash wasn't sure if she'd accept his advice, but even if not, it wouldn't offend him.