Dawnlark Plains Switchback

Because I don’t fight for it, Masquerade posited, an uneasy look drifting across their face. I’ve been fighting and hunting alongside the pack since I was very young, yet that’s not enough. And guiding the pups isn’t, either. I suppose I don’t have the right personality for it, they said, glancing away.

They didn’t say anything for a little while, letting Mulherin focus on following the herd’s trail. The two of them were approaching the moraine, where it would be significantly more challenging to find traces of the deer. The terrain itself was not easy to traverse, either.

I think you might, though. You’re confident and loyal. Those are both important traits for a leader. Choosing a path is critical too. But it’s not just doing your best or giving it your all or even sharing mother’s bloodline. It’s about having a dominant personality, they surmised, a supposition informed by their exchange with Augur last month, and specifically exerting it.