The laird nearly fell upon his face when she sat, smiled, and spoke at him. The collected energy had been saved up, ready to be released for an attack or a defense, and had nowhere else to go so even though he did not move forward stepwise, his body lurched forward. Confusion swept over him like a wave, shocking his body and was easily readable upon his façade. She continued her words, explaining her reasoning for taking the pack in the first place, her position as of right now, and why she wanted him to take it from her. To Amiera, Munashii Gekko was the home that she never wanted to have, but she had no experience keeping a home of her own. Always others ran everything for her, took care of her, babied her… or simply ordered her around. This was her first time in the world on her own, without other wolves telling her where to be, where to go, how to act… and she loved it! She needed it… but the lassie also wanted the pack to be around to be the same thing for others like herself who were different, who needed a fresh start… and she was not sure that she could be that for them. She was not sure that she could keep it safe for them, to be the leader that they needed, for a leader needed to be able to be strong and soft, and to be able to see the bad in others ahead of time to prevent issues. Right now, all she wanted to do was help others. But this laird, Blood Titan… he could be everything that she wasn’t.

The only thing left to figure out was whether he was everything that she thought that he was. Would he accept her offer, or would he want everything? Did he want the power, did he want the glory? Either way, it would work out, and she would have a clear vision of who he was. If he wanted it all, then he was not who she had thought, and therefore would be something bad for Munashii Gekko, a wolf she would not have wanted to share with. But if he accepted, then it would be an affirmation of her thoughts. She watched as his energy dissipated into something else and he relaxed, haunches lowering to the ground to mimic her positions, and finally a smile came over his kissers along with his accept of her offer. His shoulders shifted as a growl rolled out with words and approached her. Her spines nearly rose, wondering if he thought to take her offer by deception and attack her when she was unawares, but then he chuckled and continued his monologue, promising that their goals were the same. Ameira nodded, staring at him, remaining silent and allowed him to continue to speak as she rose, only vocalizing her own thoughts once he fell silent.

“It is indeed well past time for a pack meeting, and I agree that they will approve more if I tell it, to prevent them from thinking it is a thought that your own mind has concocted. As for telling you about my pack members, that is easy.” Limbs reached out as her paws sought the trail that she had used to bring them here. Some would think that it had been a huge waste of time, to walk all the way to the clearing to fight… only to not fight. But she was never one to turn down a stroll or to rush any decision. The time back would allow them to become better acquainted, and would allow her to give him insight into the pack. “Horizon was my first friend in this area, and I met him before I had taken the pack. He is a kalak – a breed I had never before heard of. He has a dark past – one I am not at liberty to share with you – but he is loyalty to me and is a gentleman. He will question this and likely question you until you win his trust. Give trust, and you will get it in return. Horizon is my only ranked wolf now – Zeta – though as I said, I was overdue to hold a pack meeting. There is Mink, a blind healer, and very kind though she has been absent as of late. An odd one – Frio – also joined a few months back but I have not seen him either. He just wants to please, but his mind works differently than any of ours. More recently, the wolves of Bright Moon have joined, including Summer, Nzingha, Danger, and Karla. Summer was the Alpha and Nzingha his daughter. Danger is quiet and a loner… and I did not interact much with any of them for they were accepted by Horizon and Artemis – who I will get to later. Karla is timid and is hurting – she did not seem to think that I would accept him, but I did. And now Artemis… she challenged me as well. But I made her an offer – membership – and she accepted. She is hurting and needs guidance.”

Ameira fell silen for the remainder of the trip back home, and once she crossed the borders – no longer just her borders, but their borders – she tilted back her head and called to her back, demanding their presence. She picked up a trot and moved toward the center of the pack, to the small hill that was surrounded by prickers. Crawling through them, she ascended the hill and waited for them to come to her.