A future in your paws

His words left her heart sinking to her boots. It was truly happening then, the pack was morphing into something else. Into the vision of a wolf she did not know well. The lands were moving, the Empress stepped down. What would Chimera do next? Change the ranks, change the name? This pack was her entire life, and these changes felt as if they were happening rapidly around her. Leaving her with nowhere solid to stand.

She dipped her head low to him again. She only had one further question of him, and then she would make her leave. He clearly had much to do, and she needed a moment to collect herself in private. “Thank you, Chimera. Lastly, I have risen to Daimyo, and trained as a diplomat to aid my mother. Is my ranking likely to change under your rulership?”

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