Moonspear i pledge to thee'

arcturus eased the moment an apology left is shadow's lips. perhaps his shortness was not warranted, but the beta was ever at his nerves' ends these days .. it wasn't like him to be so short, and so his fur smoothed as desdemona continued to speak.

he was too proud to offer an apology back, but if he had been aware of desdemona's shift in opinion of him, perhaps his more pragmatic side would have issued one anyway. prideful as he was, he wasn't entirely stupid -- it was a good effort on her behalf to make herself known to her superiors.

"arcturus." he returned, though it was likely she already knew. "are you in the mood to patrol?" he did not wait for an answer before he moved at a panther's prowl towards the borders. given the confusing events in arcturus' life as of late, he was desperate for some sort of distraction, and so, pressed desdemona for conversation to keep his mind busy. "how long have you been here -- and what did you do before?"