Sound Sleep
11-13-2013, 11:46 PM
Walk | "Talk" | Think His pride was touched as the elder wolf labeled him wise, knowing that among those that he typically associated with his lack of quick action might instead have been called cowardice. He knew better, had always known better, choosing the course that took the longest but that he learned the most from every time. It was encouraging to know that there were others who saw the value in his willingness to sit back and think, to ensure that he was in top form before racing off headlong into battle. Moving too quickly, as he had often witnessed, was dangerous; you missed too much in the rush, too much that you could use to your advantage in that final round. Rune had never been one for failing. He preferred instead to get things done right the first time. He had also been one for avoiding the spotlight, allowing his siblings when he was young and his pack mates when he was older to swoop in and steal the attention that they craved. As Bronze put it, he would not be able to be that way again. The news, which he had considered once before, only deepened the frown upon his face as he continued to stare at the ground between them thoughtfully, drawing in a breath and releasing it in a huff that was close to a sigh. No privacy. Others always coming to him with their problems. It was certainly a lot of responsibility to take on, especially considering his upbringing did not prepare him for any of it. It only further proved to him just how much of a challenge his task was going to be. The vote of confidence was heartening though. It was one thing to hear it from Alamea, who he suspected would say what was necessary simply because of her feelings for him, or his Aunt Viridiana, who held a stake in his gaining power. But Bronze was completely outside the issue, at best a mere bystander watching the events unfold with nothing to gain or lose by his climb to power. To know that even he saw worth in his cause, in his ventures, did him good. The frown upon his face lessened with a quick glance upward into the face of the elder wolf, and with a little twinge of embarrassment he looked away while mumbling a quick, "Thanks," because even he knew that small touch of gratitude was well deserved. Nerves still clung to his mind, rooted there from the conversation, and though he still failed to look the other male in the eye, Rune attempted to coax more from him, curious through his anxieties, "Have you ever done anything like that? Taking a pack?" |
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