Ankyra Sound i'll hold out for you, if you hold out for me too

caiaphas had not been certain how maude would handle the offer request and for a moment, the surprise in maude's expression was mirrored on caiaphas' own. quickly the siren regained her composure, canting her slender muzzle to the side to regard maude as the new beta mentally fumbled through adjusting to the idea. a wane smile, weak in efficacy and origin, played across caiaphas' muzzle in bemusement. she had never been a jokester; trickster, sure, but comedy was lost upon the slab-sided wretch.

"i am. we are." she reaffirmed, reminding herself that it was not just her own decision but kjalarr's as well. or, maybe that part was a little of a stretch -- in some ways caiaphas was sure kjalarr would acquiesce to any of her suggestions; which was exactly why he was being promoted to alphaship alongside maude's beta promotion.