we need to chat

Delphi doesn't stir as Ember swiftly comes to lay beside her on the rugs. The feeling of a paw reaching out to her is comforting and she doesn't hesitate to slowly inch her paw toward Ember's. She fights back the tears, the frustration, the emotions that had been welling up for awhile now. It takes a minute of silence before her breathing has calmed and she is ready to say words without a total meltdown. If she were to do it front of anyone, it would be Ember.

"I don't know if I can do this," Delphi's voice is a hoarse whisper as she peeks at Ember from beneath her paw. It definitely was easier to say it aloud if she weren't looking at anyone. Reclosing her eyes, she inhales deeply and exhales before continuing. "I don't know how to keep doing it. I just banished Vidarr along with Bjorn from Hemlock lands. Erik is missing. And the rest of the pack seems... absent. I've tried, you've tried and you don't even live here!" Her voice raises a pitch, clearly upset, but not unwholly ready to crumble.

"If I can't be alpha, who will? M-Maki is too soft. The other pups are far too young. I don't agree that any wolf at the age of one is ready to lead. I'm barely two and I'm ready to run away," the admittance is harsh, but it's how her heart feels as it thumps heavily in her chest. "What am I to do?"

"Delphi"