if i must

The would-be tyrant's meeting was at an end and therefore Hati was at loose ends. Daegmar had disappeared, probably to talk to Artemis about a rank - her well-placed ambition was one of the things he liked but didn't quite understand about Daegmar - and Akemi had never come at all. Hati had never felt the need for companionship, had always preferred to be alone with his rage, but right now being alone was... uncomfortable. Like fleas, biting at his skin, an itch that he couldn't quite shake. Why had he come back to this pack? It had failed him twice already, and the new claimant had abandoned it before. She'd given an excuse that he was ok with, family, but did he fully trust it? No. He didn't trust her, or her judgement. Maybe it would come in time but right now... he didn't trust her. And he couldn't trust anyone she might appoint to a higher rank. Well, Daegmar yes. But these other bastards, he neither knew nor trusted. He wouldn't serve without trust.

Those thoughts were what drove him, not ambition, as his deep voice bellowed a call for Artemis. He would show her his worth and get a higher rank, and then ambitious idiots trying to get him killed wouldn't be a problem. Much.



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And besides in the meantime
I'm just dreaming of tearing you apart