Heron Lake Plateau Just a basket full of memories

Word spread fast, and when Niamh found out that Raven and Quixote had been promoted to the alpha positions, while Towhee had stepped down, she felt a bunch of mixed emotions. She didn't worry about her own safety within the ranks- surely Towhee's resignation didn't mean that she and Screech weren't welcome anymore, and it wasn't like Clover or Fiadh had made it to a leadership position. That would likely have ended with her expulsion from the pack, but for no real reason other than the fact that the two girls didn't like her. She was determined to change that, but hadn't exactly found the right way to do so yet. 

She kind of liked Towhee as an alpha- she was blunt, and had a lot of conviction, and she liked that about her. Sure she was a bit hot-headed, but that wasn't a bad thing for an alpha to be, in order to keep the pack safe, was it? It had apparently been Towhee's decision to step down, so she had to respect that. And she had no input about Raven becoming alpha female, and was happy for Quixote- but if nothing else, she started to wonder why the two had been promoted together. Quixote hadn't mentioned that Raven was his mate or anything...She felt a tinge of jealousy that she couldn't quite explain. While she was happy that Quixote was a leader, she didn't really want him to have someone else as a mate- but she didn't realize that yet. 

She continued on around the borders that evening, a very light rain spattering to the ground every now and again as another cloud passed over. The day had been partially cloudy all day, with hours where the temperature was higher with the sun, and then all of a sudden got cooler when the clouds blocked it out. She didn't mind so much- it just meant that with the rain, she had to double up on marking the borders so that none of their scent markings got washed away.