Somehow, Esti's words had worked, even though for a minute she didn't think they were going to. The brute, in the end, stayed. Esti's imaginary kingdom wasn't destroyed. All was well. Dusk had begun to ask questions, an empire or a pack? What was the difference, really? Esti shrugged, feeling a little more comfortable now that the brute seemed calmer, "I dunno." she answered truthfully, "Wolves that will be loyal to me. Wolves under you. Someone to live here with all of us," she motioned at the trees, "and that way we can, like, prolly sleep sometime, or like play sometime, or hunt something big." Esti's tail swayed with excitement, a real kingdom would be so cool!
The girl stood, facing her servant and friend, realizing how close she had come to losing him. Esti's mood grew a little more serious, "I'll need you to trust me, though. I'll need you to be loyal; as my servant and friend. How do I know you aren't, you know..." her eyes fell to the ground, "that you aren't gonna leave me?" suddenly, the brute's word didn't seem enough. Her parents had left her, her siblings left her, well, not Laufey, he was cool, but the others had. Families were supposed to be together, right? No, their words were lies, her words were even lies. Nothing made anything anyone said true, "I want-" her voice broke for a minute, her stature pulling into her princess-esque mood, "Dusk, I need proof. I need more than your word." She looked directly at the male; a test, an official order, yet something inside her pleaded, "I need you not to leave me alone." "Speech"
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