Heron Lake Plateau Front porch lookin in

We'll definitely give a shout.  He doubted that they would; the pack was essentially Blackthorns now, and he had a founded pride that assumed they'd manage just fine as a result.  He could definitely see a merge and co-leading as Raven's ideas.  He admired her a great deal, but also remembered how unsure she'd been as a leader.  Doubtless sharing the burden was easier than shouldering it alone.

Hell, if he couldn't relate to that...

I'll need to find me a second, if we get any bigger, he added, now on that thought.  Not sure if Niamh has any interest in leading with me, but even so, would be nice to have some help that wasn't also dealin with kids.  He had someone in mind, but she'd seemed rather glad to have been passed over before.  Would she want it if the time came?