And I need that fire just to know that I'm awake [Ashiel]

"Then you accept?" he asked, drawing her gaze to meet his. "Tentatively," she replied, after a moments hesitation, "But yes, I accept. I will take over rule of the Eclipse Empire so you may alter your path. If it is what the fallen god wants, I am glad to follow his will." Let none say that Razi Abraxas was anything less than a dutiful follower of their great ancestor. She'd already altered her course once, so there was no need to worry about doing it again. The woman could only hope that she would be the ruler she thought that she could be.

Ashiel was happy for her, as Razi would expect any of her kin would be. Some mortals did not celebrate the passing of their lineage as the Abraxas did, which to Razi meant that such wolves must either have no respect for their line or not have blood worth passing. Her children not only had the blood of a Deity running through them, but they would be raised to be wolves worthy of their names. They'd respect their heritage.

Slowly, she nodded. It would not be easy, but it was not impossible either. "It does complicate things, but not beyond what I believe I can handle. All I ask is that our kin pick up my slack immediately before and after the birth. I will plan to begin doing more of my work as soon as I am able to leave my den for extended periods of time, and have a pack meeting to officially discuss the change of leadership either after the birth, or maybe wait till the children can attend themselves..." Her mind was already filling to the brim with the things she ought to do and address. There were far too many tasks she could think up for herself and others. "Is there a specific way you'd like to alert the Risen Empire to the change? I don't mind if you'd like to go yourself, since I won't be traveling that far anytime soon..." she said, frowning suddenly as she eyed her handiwork once more and suddenly asked, "You don't want anything for pain, do you? And Griff needed treatment, didn't he? I'd nearly forgotten. Pup brain." Ever since she'd become pregnant she'd had these little memory issues. It was annoying as hell and she'd be glad for it to stop so she could hold onto a thought more easily.