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She listened to him, neck outstretched a bit as she leaned forward. She knew little of the past morwinyon and his relationships with others, as well as personality. But the way Delight spoke of him made Gracious give more thought to the situation. She had met him once; he seemed dignified with his spot, soft-spoken, and 100% there, mentally speaking. "Were they close?" she asked him.

With Delight's stress about the current situation, Gracious could only provide him with a warm and supportive smile and aura. "You've been doing such a great job though, Delight. To be completely honest with you," she said, giving a small chuckle to lighten the mood, "I haven't even noticed Mato not being Morwinyon. I've always seen you as a leader."

"Besides, you should give yourself some credit. The number of wolves who have joined is quite large, everyone is happy and fed -- you're the most qualified to lead us, Delight. Prepared or not, you've done everything right." Nothing about what she was saying was a lie, she meant every word. Gracious had a lot of respect for Delight; he was doing basically everything for the pack while trying to deal with Mato and his own problems. He was a real trooper.