Stone Circle These aren't my people

It isn’t home, not the way he felt at peace at the river’s edge. Not the way he found wolf after wolf, seeking a new beginning. Together, they will find it. Evergreen cannot turn his back to them, especially since this is almost everything he’s ever wanted rolled up in one.

One by one, it seems like the walls Ira once built towered over once again. The distance between them gaping, as if there is no longer a hope for that distance to be closed. The soft touches she gave him, the comfort she offered… the fact she saved his life… Evergreen fears it must feel like a slap to her face. His round ears stay cupped, watching as she curled in on herself.

Until finally, she stands before him, composure near perfect.

“They do,” he admits. They mean a lot to him. Their support, their efforts to bring together this pack and life… Evergreen is beyond grateful for each and every one of them. They are helping make his dream come true. “But so do you.” He takes in a deep breath, meeting his green eyes to her golden ones.  “I came here to ask you to lead them with me.” Finally, he says it.

‘Please,’ lingers on the tip of his tongue, but he mustn’t beg. He knows he is asking for a lot; knows that leaving Easthollow and family behind will not be an easy decision Ira could just simply make. Rejection would not be a surprise.