New Season, New Leaf (EBONY)

*Kassander* · 09-04-2014, 12:16 PM

Kassander sat uncomfortably beside Svet, aware of the glare she was throwing Val's way and unsure what to make of it. It had been Svet who had convinced him to try to rebuild the bridges he'd burned with Val and Sigmarr, who had taught him how important family was, so her obvious animosity toward their sister confused and disoriented him. He turned toward Katja with something akin to relief - despite his own animosity toward the woman who had taken over the pack when Raisa left - as she began to speak. Her words made him sit up even straighter in disbelief. Without even being asked, she was just giving them back Ebony, just like that? No conditions, and she was going to let the family decide which of them would lead?

A kernel of old resentment flared that he wasn't even considered when Val turned to Svet to ask what they should do, but that small resentment was squashed quite quickly by shock as Svet turned and spoke to Val with such bitter anger that Kass winced back from her. "Svet..." he tried to interject weakly as he came to his senses, wanting to calm the situation that had blown up so unexpectedly, but she was already leaving, ignoring the words that Val threw at her retreating back. Her fox companion's words layed Kass' ears back uncomfortably. He was the only one Svet trusted? That was an awful lot of pressure... what was he supposed to do? Should he go after Svet, maybe try to talk sense into her like she had him once, or maybe just keep her safe? Or should he stay with Val, who had suddenly had the whole family pack dumped on her and would surely need help? His uncertainty kept him frozen.

Katja left, making it clear that she really was going to just dump the pack on Val with no help, and Maximous stalked up to Val with harsh words. Stung by his one-time mentor's attitude, Kass bristled. That wasn't fair - just because they weren't old enough to have pups, that didn't make them children. But he subsided before opening his mouth to speak, realizing that saying those words would only prove Max's point. He realized, too, that his moment to go after Svet had passed, and the decision had been made for him. Val would need him here. Once things calmed down a bit he'd go find Svet and coax her into coming home where she belonged. He'd find Sindri and Sigmarr too. They were a family - they should be together.

One of the wolves at the meeting, a wolf he'd never met before who was probably Katja's friend or something, left them then, leaving only a handful of wolves remaining. Kassander took a deep breath, conscious of the fact that he was bringing attention to himself though he cringed inwardly at the thought, and stepped forward to bring himself to the side of Val's perch. "I will stay with you, Valeriya, and serve Ebony," he said in an awkwardly formal tone. Lowering his voice to a whisper just between the two of them he added, "I think you'll be a great queen. The best ever." And he'd train harder than ever to be a great healer so that he would be helpful to her.

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