Moonspear Life is like a ticking time bomb

Although Floki was still doubting himself, it was hard to be too worried when Charon was so confident. He approached the subject in a breezy, nonchalant manner, as though it was no big deal. It was because of his brother's self-assured demeanor that Floki nodded and drew himself up, as though physically stepping into the role.

"Okay," he agreed, unable to hide the excitement from his voice. He grinned. He couldn't have imagined a better "birthday" present; beyond the jump in rank, he was thrilled that Charon thought of him as his right hand man and believed that he was capable of following in his footsteps.

He didn't think about how this change could affect his relationship with Tevinter, or with the newly-returned Kaylan and Ragna. Instead, he couldn't wait to break the news to Wildfire. "I want to tell Wildfire before you announce it to the rest of the pack -- is that okay?" he asked.