Sun Mote Copse Shaking nations.

Towhee's offer did not come as a surprise to Wraen. Her cousin was an ambitious wolf with a leadership experience, one could not keep her in the subordinate ranks for long. Sooner or later she would strive for more. Yet... the Sovereign was in no haste to say "yes" right away. Something deterred her and she wanted to find out "why" first. 

"When your sister founded this pack on of the ideas of letting people leave easily, if they wished to do so. While I have been true to it and find it right, I have been in no hurry to fill the rank of my second in command," she spoke. "Because this person would be an exception to that rule. I would like to have someone by my side that I could rely on, trust and to whom this pack meant as much as it does for me," she explained. "More importantly, who wanted to contribute not just for a while or until a better opportunity comes their way."

"So, tell me first - what are your long-term plans, Towhee?" she had been a leader before and had created her own pack as well. One of the reasons, why Wraen had not offered any spot on the council for the Redhawk girl, was the ambiguity of her future.