If not now then when?

Her counter offer with Jupiter surprised him and coaxed out a big booming laugh at his nephew's expense. That was certainly true; it would be more fair to pay her to take him off Tyrian's hands than for him to give the giant blue hemorrhoid away for free. He'd have to keep that in mind should the day come where Jupiter's woman decided she wanted to be rid of him. He didn't even know her yet and already Tyrian had found numerous reasons to side with her in a dispute.

Tyrian wasn't so unaccustomed to drinking that the warmth that spread over him as the drink settled into his belly came as a surprise. It was a welcome addition to the party. Thinking the more the merrier, Tyrian took another drink from the bottle. About that time Elsie decided to bust his balls a bit over his "dreaming" statement. He snorted a small laugh and just about blew the drink out of his nose. He caught himself quickly and swallowed the liquor down. "Well..." He decided to be frank and glanced at her with a serious expression before turning his gaze back to the party. "Yes." She now knew him as the grown ass virgin man. His dreams could be better.

As for the rest of what she had to say, he hummed indecisively. Did he dare delve into the family lore that proclaimed him the son of a ghost? Nah, best not. He still had hopes of getting laid. "That doesn't sound like a bad life," he said finally before turning his attention to her questions. "No, it's not that, I love it and I can't think of a place I'd rather be right now during this time of my life, although I would shy very far away from labeling anything I do 'noble'. But..." He got quiet for a second as he tried to put his thoughts into some sort of meaningful order. "This is all I've ever done. I grew up in my pack when it was under my older brother's rule and I took over quite young. I've never really been anywhere. I wouldn't consider my life boring, I've just perhaps done things in a different order than most. Now that my pack is settled and things are stable I'd like to start thinking more about me and what I want out of life for me personally."

What he wanted for himself out of life was a question he was going to make a point to ask himself more often. Considering all he did for others it was only fair, right? He'd wanted Fireside to be a place for like-minded wolves to thrive and do well. And what did he want in return as King? His gaze drifted to the fiery woman at his side who so readily accepted his deficiencies and was interested in him anyway. So to answer that question, for starters, he wanted Elise.