The Proposition

Considering how many wolves Indigo had been gathering, he had a feeling that the violet man would be taking his leave sooner rather than later which was the only reason why he was hesitant when Tamsyn came to him requesting that she step down from the Templar rank. He was in the middle of discussing the change with her and the reasons she had behind it when he heard his Baron's voice calling for the two of them from across the courtyard. He paused mid sentence and lifted his head, spotting a clearly excited Artorias running toward them. He smiled a bit at the young man's energy, wishing he had a bit of it himself. He didn't feel like an old man quite yet, but he certainly didn't feel as spry as he once had. Although, he had lived with worries weighing on his shoulders for most of his life so he wasn't sure he had ever known what it was like to be carefree and excitable.

He lifted a curious brow to Artorias when he immediately began to speak, telling them of how Sirius had called for him and invited him to be in a training program the Warlord was putting together. Ulric blinked with surprise, honestly just shocked that Sirius had time to dedicate to such a thing. He could barely find the time to keep up with all of their patrols and maintaining the pack's food stores while still finding time to spend with his children and Eska. Sirius certainly was a talented wolf it seemed, or perhaps he was just having better luck at finding wolves to fill his higher ranks. Either way he was intrigued by the idea even though he didn't like the thought of one of his most trusted wolves being away from him for even a little while.

"Well, that does certainly seem like quite the opportunity," Ulric agreed with a chuckle. "I'll be honest, Artorias, you'll be sorely missed considering Indigo might be departing from us soon and our other Knights haven't gotten gotten their skills sharp enough to reach that Templar level, but... I can't deny that Sirius would be an amazing wolf to learn from. He's been an alpha far longer than I so I have no doubt that he'll know more about it than me. If you really want to go I won't stop you." He didn't feel offended in any way that Artorias might want to learn from someone other than himself, especially when it was someone he respected like Sirius. He gave Tam a glance, curious to see what her response would be, though he knew how close she was with the Warlord.

Ulric Adravendi