Redtail Rise Rally

Not Wealda— was all Masquerade managed to say before they were roundly denied by both Augur and Lilia.

They didn’t bother attempting to clarify further or make their case. It was painfully clear the pack didn’t back them, aside from Relic. They felt a queer range of emotions: dejection, frustration, relief. They’d tried but they’d been put in their place. There would be no Redtails in the leadership and Masque had no choice but to accept that outcome, even if it grieved them.

The Caru moved toward the pups, lingering a moment before slinking to the other side of the rendezvous site. They felt jittery and wrongfooted. Masque just wanted to be alone.