Moonspear We move like the ocean

Despite the fact that she had surely expressed her lack of desire for leadership before, Floki had completely lost sight of that in his excitement. He had imagined the two of them side-by-side, serving as Charon and Amekaze's Beta pair. It was selfish, but at its core was nothing more than a simple and immature mistake; just one look at Wildfire's face was enough to make Floki realize that he had upset her.

His ears fanned to either side with regret. He took a breath then released it slowly. "Don't apologize. You're right. I'm the one who should be sorry -- it's not my place to push you into something you don't want to do, anyway," he said, reaching across the gap between them to nudge her cheek with his nose.

"It was just a silly thought," he said with a shake of his head, as though he was dismissing the idea from his mind altogether. He felt a twinge of disappointment, but he did his best to ignore it. "I'm just happy that you're my boo," he added, shuffling closer to her.