Try to stop time in the aftermath.

He didn't exactly straighten up, but her annoyance on that particular behavior quickly disappeared in favor of other matters. She wasn't great at focusing on one thing for any amount of time in situations such as these. He didn't look terribly happy about her lack of news, an understandable reaction. Danica too would have thought their Alpha would have informed someone if she planned to depart, though who knew what was going through the mother's mind?

The hell, though, was he asking her?! Oh, right. The damn rank thing. Her ears flattened sideways and she sighed in a somewhat long-suffering manner. "Why don't you lead? You obviously care more about what happens here than I do, and no matter what you might think, I'm not Alpha material. Sorry not sorry." It was the truth. She was selfish and she loved it. If they appointed her she'd be worse than Fox, a fact she knew because she hadn't thought there was anything wrong with Fox's brand of leadership. She knew many of the wolves who had been in Swiftcurrent, though, did not in any way feel the same.