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The silver girl dipped her head gratefully to Azalea's compliments, glad to know that there was still someone who believed she was a good fit for this role. If only her own pack members had that same faith. Perhaps now that Isardis had gone and taken the wolves loyal to him with him she could begin rebuilding, but the task felt daunting. It felt good to simply sit and talk with an old friend, even if it was just for a few moments.

Athena followed Azalea's lead and sat back on her haunches as well to listen to her story of how she came to join Regium. She smiled and nodded in understanding. "Roman really is a fantastic wolf," she agreed. "I wish I could spend more time with her. She's the one that encouraged me to work harder to get father's attention so I could become Heir. Of course I never anticipated taking over the pack so quickly, but I have to thank her for making it possible."

At Azalea's next questions Athena scoffed quietly, smiling slightly as tiredness settled on her as she thought of her reality. "I actually forget how young I am sometimes... I try not to think about it really. I have a job to do. If I don't then Bevroren will fail." She sighed, shaking her head slightly. "So many wolves disappeared when I took over and when Isardis left to start Indarra he took Argent and Drashiel with him. They were two of my highest ranking wolves, wolves I trusted. Bevroren's ranks just keep dwindling. We're finally starting to stabilize again I think, but there's just so few of us left. It's just been hard. Very hard."