Hushed Willows Quixote

*climbs lovingly over kat*

Warbone remained still, his ears and face trained on Stark, but the rest of him lank for the moment. In the opposing position he would've had the same reaction— though where the alpha of the Keep reasoned, the titanic cyclops would have attacked on principle. Still, he respected the man's words enough to accept them without anger. "You will know me, Stark, by the rank I demand. I am not a subordinate and I have already proved my worth by gathering the ones who left in my absence. By creating the home you were invited to. You— as well as your sister— have earned my gratitude and my respect. I do not seek to take from you, but I did not abandon this place and it is in this place that I intend to die. You cannot keep me from my mantle, which I care to share with you. You will come to know me as your fellow alpha or as your challenger. Because if you still seek to have me prove myself, then I will do so by continuing to fairly and respectfully challenge you until I win or you kill me."