Silvertip Mountain Wishful thinking

Thread = Post-Beta-Steady but presumably before any formal announcement? xD 

Mason was nudged in thanks, and he got the words he was waiting for. "Glad you like it." he enthused. Beaming from ear to ear, Mason watched Steady disappear into his den then return a few minutes later. His heart thrummed a chipper beat and he nodded when Steady asked if he had something he wanted to do. Yes, discuss his impending decision. But maybe he should ease them into it. He wanted to test the waters - he didn't want Steady getting angry that Dad had asked him. In Mason's beatific eyes, there couldn't be a better candidate than Steady, after all.

"Let's go try an' catch a fish at that lake Dad's in love with?" They were probably all too low, but they could head in that direction and take a swim if nothing else. Mason stepped out in the direction of the lake whilst mulling over the best way to approach the subject. It was a few minutes before he dropped it into the silence: "So... Dad asked me if I wanted to be Beta. And I told him I had to think about it... 'cause I'm not sure if he just asked me a'cause I'm his son. A'cos I always wanted to be Alpha with him, like I told you before, but that's gone because of HER. But I said I needed to think... I want to be ready, and I don't want anyone bein' angry about me going to Beta before them." His orange eyes looked up at Steady, feelings worn on his sleeve as usual - it was clearly Steady he was talking about. This was the main reason he had taken time to think the position over, not because he didn't want it.

Yeah, Mason, smooth; just the way to subtly drop it into conversation and cause no ill-feeling.