Altar of Twilight Oh,I need this

His pale-furred companion confirmed that he did know Alastor, but as soon as Floki mentioned his recent promotion, Mason's expression sobered. Floki briefly wondered if perhaps he had said something wrong or had offended him -- sadly enough, he wouldn't have been surprised, after how poorly Tevinter had taken the news. He knew that others in the pack had questioned his quick rise in the hierarchy as well, but no one else had actively spoken out against him. Feeling a bit subconscious, Floki hunched his shoulders slightly, feeling warmth in his cheeks.

But when Mason spoke a moment later, his ears pricked and he felt relief and curiosity. As if this encounter wasn't strange enough already, it turned out that their lives were following an eerily similar path -- Mason's father, the Alpha of Silvertip Mountain, wanted him to step up as Beta. And, like Floki, Mason had expressed a desire to consider the offer before accepting it.

"No way. Really? Charon is my brother and he wanted me to be his second-in-command, and when he asked me I had to take some time to think about it, too," he said, giving a reassuring wave of his tail. "It hasn't been too hard. He and Ame have been teaching me, but so far I've mostly just been patrolling the borders. It feels different, though," he confessed. It almost felt as though there was an actual weight resting on his shoulders, although it wasn't so heavy as to be unbearable. Then, casting his eyes downward briefly, he added, "My brother isn't too happy about my promotion, though. He's jealous, I guess."