Redtail Rise the island of the fay

Masquerade appears, and she lifts her head to set her gaze upon her eldest daughter. the only one remaining here from her first litter. loyal beyond imagination.

her face is suffused with undeniable gratitude, but when the Ulfr speaks, that expression shifts to something darker. the skin near her eyes and mouth tightens; her indigo eyes grow hard.

yeah, Avicus replies, as if it shouldn't have been a question.

is it a question? were seeds of doubt being sowed among the pack as to her fitness to lead again? 

she will not stand for it. this is her land, above everything else, and she will not stand for any challenge to that.

why? she continues, letting both her countenance and tongue cool upon the word.