Blacktail Deer Plateau Nothing Else Matters

Kisu complemented her modest soliloquy with one of his own, appealing to Peregrine directly. Pied peeked at her uncle's face to gauge his reaction to her mate's words, yet the swarthy Alpha male remained rather impassive. Her two-toned eyes dropped to her forepaws and stayed there as she awaited judgment.

Hawkeye said nothing, yet Peregrine questioned them. It was a fair enough question and, after a thoughtful beat, Pied answered honestly, "I can't speak for Kisu but I personally seek strong leadership because I know I would not provide it myself. I do not deign to become a leader, much less an Alpha. I'm just not cut out for it. I will be happy in any rank you think I deserve. There's that, then the fact that I really wanted to be with family again and raise our litters together," she repeated, her eyes shifting to rest on Hawkeye's figure.