Redtail Rise Savin’ his Pennies for someday

maybe one more post from @Augur and then we can bring this to a close?

To fulfill the title of Berserkr, she would need to fight until the fight was done- and not just done, but over. Fend off trespassers, and instill enough fear in them so that they would not come back again. And if they did, she would need the resolve to fight, fall, and rise to fight again- until there was nothing left to be asked of her. Any wolf with some loyalty might try, but Lilia knew in that moment, with the light spilled upon her and a ring of her closest friends and family watching her every move, that she couldn't ever let them down. This wasn't about reputation- it was about the pack. 

Neither of them needed to be torn to shreds for a fight over a title. The fight, she felt, had been won by the many hours she spent patrolling and becoming an unyielding presence at their borders. The numerous strangers, trespassers and threatening wildlife she had fought off and chased away had earned her the place she now took within the ring of her peers. The spar was little more than performative, at this point; with no others aspiring to take the role, it seemed fit that she should have it, so long as Redd backed down. 

And she did. 

Lilia almost thirsted for more of an opportunity to put on a show, but the decision had been settled amongst those who were present. Only she had immediately known that she had wanted the role. She'd been working for it for months. Now, she'd been measured- and her one opponent had stepped down. As always, the spar between herself and Redd ended gracefully, and she set her jaw, tilting her head to the ruddy female with an appreciative nod for her vote of confidence. 

With their silence, the others had seemingly pledged it too. To Augur she turned, then, still keeping her other peers in her peripheral vision should one of them break from their ranks.