Moonspear he said, 'my boy you've got to run,'

amekaze was first to arrive, her soft gaze gliding over him as if to assess him with worry. arcturus bristled under her motherly glance, feeling still the sharp blade of betrayal. he did not know if she too had wished for revui’s ascension, but as a parent and a leader, arcturus assumed her complicit. 

mother, arcturus greeted her, his voice unusually cold. revui is beta. the statement fell from his tongue, a dry, empty remark. his gaze lifted, and the betrayal he felt was plain in his usually sunny eyes, which now were tinged dark with hurt. why? by why, of course he meant ‘why not me, too?’