Duck Lake a queen i am, but my throne is made of burned bones

The news that Kierkegaard has taken over reign of another pack that hadn’t been his to begin with doesn’t surprise her. The brute has always been and will always be a survivor and she’d seen such a thing first hand. However, stating he does not wish to stay for long gives her an inclination that is inevitable. She does not press for an answer, able to come to her own conclusions on his reasons, so instead she shifts her weight to make herself more comfortable.

“You will always have a home within Drageda,” she says, whether or not he takes the gesture. She doesn’t expect him to give up his kingdom, no matter how temporary, in that instance, but if it’s a matter of survival in his choice, her doors were open to her friend.

It is not much longer they spend together before he needs to return, deciding not to keep him too long and ultimately returning to her own.