Stone Circle Time to rise

Valette had Steph's attention immediately when she started to speak, and her eyes narrowed playfully at her mother's grin. She was up to something, for sure. Her expression changed to seriousness when Valette said that Steph was ready for the next step. She racked her brain, trying to think of what that was. 

Steph didn't have a lot of confidence when it came to leading, but it made her feel a little better that her mother hadn't at the time she was made Beta, either. She didn't feel she had really done her best to follow her trades, but it looked like she'd have to pick up her game. 

Because there was no way she would tell Valette no. She just couldn't disappoint her like that. So, she nodded. I would be proud to follow in your pawsteps, she said honestly. While she felt she'd grown in some areas, she also felt she had a lot more work to do to herself before she could call herself an equal to Valette.