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The silence stretched between them, yet Harlyn found her nerves were no more distressed from his silence than they had been during her confession.  There was no point in anxiety.  Her words had been shared already; there was no turning back.  All she could do was wait to see what fate would decide would happen next.


His response came slow and calculated.  It was not a no, but nor was it a yes.  It wasn't even anything promising.  It just... was... And Harlyn found herself uncertain as to how she should respond.  Simplicity was not something one often found in the life of a leader.  To be an alpha was difficult, stressful... But so rewarding at the same time, which made all of that struggle worth it.  She bit her lip, wondering if she should explain those facts, when he suddenly distracted her with a very simple question.

Why me?

"Because you are a wolf who would ask that question instead of assuming the answer," she replied almost immediately, a smile stretching steadily across her muzzle, "And because... You are strong and kind and loyal.  You are patient and wise, modest, and you have such a heart...  There is strength in you that is rare in this world - It is unassuming, but it is undeniable.  There is not a wolf that wouldn't follow you, and you wouldn't even need to ask them to - they follow you because they choose to, not because you ever would demand it of them."  That was a distinct difference she had noticed immediately between Mordecai and Cara.  The pack followed Cara because she tried so desperately hard to mold herself as their queen.  The pack followed Mordecai because he was a king.