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cairo!
06-11-2020, 01:27 AM
Malalia Fatalis
She laughed easily at the memory. The wolverine had not been happy after getting squished up between them, and the little brat pouted all the way back to the Armada. Pach was easily enough satisfied with a hunk of boar meat, though. "Good, so I can kick their butt, too! You'd better prepare them."
The beaming grin that followed her announcement... it was impossible not to beam right back at him, lips curled in a fang-toothed grin, even as careful and unsure as her words had been before. Cairo was laid up, injured and set back on his own training, while she'd risen within the Armada to one of its highest ranks before her second birthday. The stark contrast hadn't gone unnoticed. Jeez... she probably would've felt that sting had their roles been reversed. But her friend was -- for all appearances -- proud of her, happy for her.
It was a warming thing. Mortis, of course, had been ecstatic. Magnus? Asla? Not so much. Hearing about the Aurielle's own rise to Alpha made her feel a little less guilty, though. "And you call me tough? Kudos to her, taking a pack as a yearling." Mal certainly couldn't imagine it for herself.
A small snort escaped her then, hiding a bit of embarrassment, though she was fast on her way to becoming a tiny sun from all the praise. "Thanks, Cai." Changing the subject, she gave a cheeky little grin. "So what've you been up to these days?" Because it wasn't like he could go anywhere, exactly, but she knew she wasn't the only one who visited him. "Have you reached peak boredom yet?"