On Second Thought

Walk | Talk | Think

The teal-eyed boy wasted no time in getting right to what it was he had called the Guardian over for, and Rune was completely taken aback by his admission. Leaving? Seriously? His surprise was evident, his gaze uncharacteristically wide and his hardened stare for once open and apparently shocked. But...this was his first recruit, the single wolf he had been the most excited to bring back to Secretua, the one he had thought would exceed his expectations that he had seen when they had met. And now he was thinking about leaving?

Apparently it was not some random, spur of the moment decision. He had tried to fit in, to make a place for himself within the pack, but it had failed miserably. No one had come to greet him, no one had gone out of their way to make him feel welcome though he had placed himself in instances where it was possible, and for that he had felt isolated. Rune's expression darkened at the news, feeling his own irritation bubble up below the surface of his frown. That was certainly not news he had been hoping to hear. Maybe word would need to be spread throughout the wolves to remind them to do their part to form the cohesive unit Rune wanted them all to be. This blatant disregard for their fellow pack mate was not going to cut it.

Feeling suddenly disappointed himself, Rune hardly knew exactly how he should respond. On one hand, he knew just where the boy was coming from and could not blame him for his desire to leave. Had he been in his footsteps, he was sure he would have considered the same. He had at least had the decency to come and tell Rune to his face for which the Guardian was grateful - he had been unaware until now and at least something could be done about it in retrospect. It was just a shame he had not been able to fix it sooner to keep the boy there.

"I'm sorry your stay here has been like that," the grey wolf answered quietly, irked that he would need to apologize for his pack but understanding that it was absolutely necessary given the circumstances, "I may need to have a talk with the pack about keeping everyone involved again, what happened isn't acceptable." And he certainly would, even if he had to track them all down individually in order to do it.

Again his thoughts returned to the thought that had most been circulating his thoughts of late, of appointing some of his recruits with higher positions in order for the responsibility of the pack to be shared rather than centralized upon his shoulders. His frosty blue eyes upon the brown wolf before him, Rune could not help but feel as if he was missing out on an even bigger opportunity here with Australis choosing to leave. "I wouldn't be too sure about you going nowhere though," he added, revealing his thoughts in a last ditch effort to persuade the kid to stay. "The pack's grown enough now for me to start appointing the Advisory ranks, and if I was being honest I would rather have had you as our Hustsman than the others. You aren't interested?"