with every breath I'm breathing in

He quirked a brow, curious with the routes she was taking. She was straightforward, honest, and placed her ambition on her sleeve for the world to see. But it was clearly that family mattered to her. That she had ambition to rule beside Basilisk one day… interesting. Interesting indeed. With a pang, he realised age would probably take him and he would not live to see it. But she would be a mighty Queen. If that was the path she chose. 


"Very well, you've pleaded your case. You have my permission to proceed. Once I know how many others are interested in the position, I will decide the best way to proceed." He kept his words formal, but there was pride in his eyes for her to see. He hadn't known what the scrappy pup would become, but he had given her resources and she had chosen herself to use them. He may have been the catalyst, but she had saved herself.