i look forward to our partnership

It had been a few days since the contest for Commander, and Avantika was going to make good on her wish to talk to the wolf she had competed and won against, Mercury. She couldn't remember ever having a true conversation with him before, but in the one fight they'd had, she'd learned that he was both a skilled fighter and ambitious enough to vy for a high rank in the pack. Art had also made him Vanguard, which showed that he felt he was loyal and trustworthy enough to be shouldered with responsibility for protecting even the small pups.

Business-wise, Avantika wanted to collaborate with him on some ideas she had for the betterment of the pack's warriors that she probably couldn't do alone. She would tell them to him when he came. No time like the present, she thought, as she headed out to the courtyard and called for him.

"Speech"