Blacktail Deer Plateau silent night

@Pema

While the leader knew his daughter would do a good job of organizing hunts and helping to keep the caches stocked, he knew that she also had her shortcomings. She was not quite as connected with the pack as Grayday thought a true alpha needed to be, and although he was sure she would get there with time and age, the male had elected to grant her leadership alongside a wolf he was sure would fill in those gaps.

"Pema," said Grayday before bed that night, calling the young woman away from her fussing over the kids for a private chat. (At least, that was what Grayday assumed she was doing; it was a bit too dark to tell exactly what was going on around him.) "I want to talk to you about something."

He led her away from the others, not wanting them to overhear and sway her decision in either direction. She'd truly blossomed in Morningside, and Grayday recognized great compassion and heart in the girl. But while he recognized a certain strength of character in her, she had nowhere near the strength of will as his daughter. Perhaps she would not want this thrust upon her. Still, Grayday would ask. She had not yet failed to carry out one of his requests.