Arrow Lake Who I intend to be

no hard feelings, kazimir implied. ingram gave her a short smile, for he would not take her wish to ascend personally. if she wanted to be closer up the ladder to the leaders, he would not stop her -- nor would he resent her for using him as a stepping stool. in a roundabout way, her ascension was good for him too -- for she was part of his pack, and the strength of the pack boiled down always to the bonds of those within it.

"good luck!" ingram called after kazimir as she moved off. he meant it, too -- maybe now that kazimir was pionier, the rest of diaspora would see everything she had done for them.. everything, every limb she had put on the line in the name of ensuring diaspora's survival.