Hushed Willows you can smell crazy on him

Banner turned to face him straight on, her head lifting as she did so.  Could she do it?  Could she step up and be even half the Alpha her brother already was?  She shifted her weight between both front paws as she thought about it.  Truthfully it didn't mean much change in her day to day activities.  Strolling along the borders, getting to know other wovles both inside the pack and out, and making whatever decisions needed to be made with Stark - these were all things she'd been doing.  And hell, his confidence in her was never an empty gesture.  The blue-eyed man didn't give out compliments just for the hell of it.

He moved on to mention Harlyn and she nodded her agreement.  Banner didn't know the former Alpha well, but she'd make it a point to chat with the other woman.  As for Rhodes, she didn't have anything to say about his presence (or lack thereof).  Some wolves had the tendancy to come and go, but he'd been around for a while now.  The disappearance was curious, but they couldn't afford to deal with it right now.

Which brought her back to the thoughts whirling around in her mind.  Could she do it?  Should she?  Sucking in a breath, Banner locked gazes with her brother.  I'm ready to step up, she said, her tone even.  Stark needed her and so did the pack.