Broken Boulder and on day five

She nodded to Lana's first statement, understanding. The next part, however, gave her a small shock, and her mouth twitched in indecision.

Lead the pack all by herself? The thought of it shot a bolt of terror through her. She knew she didn't have what it took; didn't have the "it factor" that had allowed her father to lead so well, for Jimmy or Dottie to step up into his stead. She didn't even know if the other wolves respected her enough to accept her as leader, even if it was only temporary.

"I, ah. . ." Her voice trailed off as she grappled for the right words. How could she say no? Alarian obviously needed to be found, and Lana was the right wolf to do it. Who else could do it? She couldn't let her own fears get in the way.

Lily sighed, giving a small shrug. "I think so, yeah," she finally said, after a few beats of awkward, pondering silence. "If it's only for a little while, that should be all right."