Post by Ayipuyi on Aug 22, 2006 17:28:41 GMT -5
Shrike and Swig stood next to her. She felt so small, so... Little compared to the two. Once, her light blue eyes went up, to Swig. She seemed to be a nice person, Unknown had seen her comforting Oceanmist after the shocking news of her pup's fate. Her tail swished and she looked over to Shrike. The female studied Whitelightning, trying to figure out what all of this was about.
Unknown faced the crowd, uncertainty on her face. The small smile from Jaggedpaw made her blush slightly, her ears going back. She watched Whitelightning address the wolves before her. Shrike, Unknown knew, would get a high ranking. She was the 'leader' type, though, the pup had to admit, she could be a tad harsh sometimes. Still, Unknown knew that no one was perfect. Everyone had flaws. Shrike had hers, but she also had her strengths. She was smart. Everyone knew that. The dark wolf was given the rank of beta. Unknown nodded. Whitelightning had chosen wisely. Shrike was a good leader. She was firm, too. That was what the Greater North needed.
"Sean, you will join Shrrike in her position as beta male. As a forrmal hunterr, we all rrespect you and trrust you. We know you will not allow us to strray."
The blue yearling gazed over two the golden pelted male, tail wagging loosely as she smiling ever so slightly to the two. The new betas. She thought, glancing over at Shrike and Sean. They would make a good pair. She liked them both a lot. Both were smart, clever, and were kind. She wouldn't doubt their leadership at all.
"Swig!"
Unknown looked up at the brown female, smiling slightly. She'll get gamma, I bet. She's a good person, a strong wolf. It occurred to Unknown that she liked the female. Perhaps it was because she was so kind to people that didn't deserve kindness? Well, whatever it was, Unknown knew she'd get a high rank. Whitelightning seemed to like her as well. She glanced over to Whitelightning, watching him as he spoke.
"The firrst day I met you was while you hunted fox with a youngerr sibling. I saw your dominace therre instantly, and I must admit, I was concerrned. Would you be able to rroll over to other authorrity? Could you adapt? These past days, you've shown us all that you could. This is one of the most rrespectible trraits I've everr seen. Because of this, I give you back authorrity. Swig, I grrant you the rrank of gamma."
There was a sort of 'I told you so' glint in the yearling's eyes. However, she could never have predicted what happened next.
"BUT! Like Beta and Alpha, Gamma is a two person tango... everryone! Rrememberr this day! It is the day when the youngest gamma was everr prresented! Unknown!"
SAY WHAT?! Her eyes nearly popped out of the sockets, they were so wide. Staring at her alpha in disbelief, her jaw hung wide open, like she was trying to catch a fly. Did he just say...? Her eyes went from Whitelightning, to Swig. Blinking several times, she tried to get over the shock. Halfway, she wanted to laugh. The had GOT to be some cruel joke. Yeah, that was it. It was all a joke...
"Unknown, you've done more for me then perhaps everyone here, and I disbelieve that yourr age should prrevent you frrom taking up rresponciblity. This is why I trrust you with the position of Gamma, along with Swig. Swig, I leave it up to you to teach her what you know about leaderrship, and I will help as well. But..." Or not? Maybe he was being serious? Whitelightning had a sense of humor sometimes, but... He looked dead-serious. She looked at Swig once before glancing back at Whitelightning, light blue eyes still wide in shock. Her thoughts zipped to his last word. But....? But what? "We can't call you 'unknown' forever, can we? Frrom today on, yourr new name is Kendi."
Kendi. She liked it. The blue female looked up at Whitelightning, and... The unthinkable happened. She smiled. Fully. From ear-to-ear, she smiled, and dipped her head.
"Thank you, my alpha."
It seemed as though the apocalypse was occurring. She had broken her vow of silence, had completely done the exact opposite of what was expected of her. The words had come flowing from her mouth, intelligence, kindness, and gratefulness overflowing the four words. Her light azure eyes twinkled as she looked from the cream alpha, to the crowd. She would not disappoint them. Not ever. She was a gamma, a high rank.
Everyone seemed to start jumping in on her, congratulating her, and smiling at her. The gamma's ears went back as she looked to Sean and Shrike. "I'm sure you'll be a brilliant Gamma, Kendi. I'm glad for the chance to work with you, aswell." The female beta told her. The yearling blushed under her fur, and nodded, too stunned for words. She felt embarassed, having just spoken to Whitelightning, yet the words faded from her as she looked at her fellow council members. "Good job, to you both" She looked at Sean, and felt herself redden even more. Nodding dumbly, she looked back towards Majority, who had received the Head of the Ice Guard.
She nodded a silent congratulations to Majority. However, it was Whitelightning who spoke.
"Meet Grreaterr Norrth's High Council!" It ended with a howl from the cream and white alpha. She felt her ego inflate, and she stood there, the fears fading away as she glanced over the heads, towards the horizon. She was a gamma. Wow. The shock couldn't seem to settle in with the yearling.
However, her light blue eyes watched at Whitelightning walked through the crowd, towards Thyme. Kendi held her breath, and stared at he nudged her. So I guessed right. She thought, with a half smug look on her face. The Greater North will have a new alphess...
Unknown faced the crowd, uncertainty on her face. The small smile from Jaggedpaw made her blush slightly, her ears going back. She watched Whitelightning address the wolves before her. Shrike, Unknown knew, would get a high ranking. She was the 'leader' type, though, the pup had to admit, she could be a tad harsh sometimes. Still, Unknown knew that no one was perfect. Everyone had flaws. Shrike had hers, but she also had her strengths. She was smart. Everyone knew that. The dark wolf was given the rank of beta. Unknown nodded. Whitelightning had chosen wisely. Shrike was a good leader. She was firm, too. That was what the Greater North needed.
"Sean, you will join Shrrike in her position as beta male. As a forrmal hunterr, we all rrespect you and trrust you. We know you will not allow us to strray."
The blue yearling gazed over two the golden pelted male, tail wagging loosely as she smiling ever so slightly to the two. The new betas. She thought, glancing over at Shrike and Sean. They would make a good pair. She liked them both a lot. Both were smart, clever, and were kind. She wouldn't doubt their leadership at all.
"Swig!"
Unknown looked up at the brown female, smiling slightly. She'll get gamma, I bet. She's a good person, a strong wolf. It occurred to Unknown that she liked the female. Perhaps it was because she was so kind to people that didn't deserve kindness? Well, whatever it was, Unknown knew she'd get a high rank. Whitelightning seemed to like her as well. She glanced over to Whitelightning, watching him as he spoke.
"The firrst day I met you was while you hunted fox with a youngerr sibling. I saw your dominace therre instantly, and I must admit, I was concerrned. Would you be able to rroll over to other authorrity? Could you adapt? These past days, you've shown us all that you could. This is one of the most rrespectible trraits I've everr seen. Because of this, I give you back authorrity. Swig, I grrant you the rrank of gamma."
There was a sort of 'I told you so' glint in the yearling's eyes. However, she could never have predicted what happened next.
"BUT! Like Beta and Alpha, Gamma is a two person tango... everryone! Rrememberr this day! It is the day when the youngest gamma was everr prresented! Unknown!"
SAY WHAT?! Her eyes nearly popped out of the sockets, they were so wide. Staring at her alpha in disbelief, her jaw hung wide open, like she was trying to catch a fly. Did he just say...? Her eyes went from Whitelightning, to Swig. Blinking several times, she tried to get over the shock. Halfway, she wanted to laugh. The had GOT to be some cruel joke. Yeah, that was it. It was all a joke...
"Unknown, you've done more for me then perhaps everyone here, and I disbelieve that yourr age should prrevent you frrom taking up rresponciblity. This is why I trrust you with the position of Gamma, along with Swig. Swig, I leave it up to you to teach her what you know about leaderrship, and I will help as well. But..." Or not? Maybe he was being serious? Whitelightning had a sense of humor sometimes, but... He looked dead-serious. She looked at Swig once before glancing back at Whitelightning, light blue eyes still wide in shock. Her thoughts zipped to his last word. But....? But what? "We can't call you 'unknown' forever, can we? Frrom today on, yourr new name is Kendi."
Kendi. She liked it. The blue female looked up at Whitelightning, and... The unthinkable happened. She smiled. Fully. From ear-to-ear, she smiled, and dipped her head.
"Thank you, my alpha."
It seemed as though the apocalypse was occurring. She had broken her vow of silence, had completely done the exact opposite of what was expected of her. The words had come flowing from her mouth, intelligence, kindness, and gratefulness overflowing the four words. Her light azure eyes twinkled as she looked from the cream alpha, to the crowd. She would not disappoint them. Not ever. She was a gamma, a high rank.
Everyone seemed to start jumping in on her, congratulating her, and smiling at her. The gamma's ears went back as she looked to Sean and Shrike. "I'm sure you'll be a brilliant Gamma, Kendi. I'm glad for the chance to work with you, aswell." The female beta told her. The yearling blushed under her fur, and nodded, too stunned for words. She felt embarassed, having just spoken to Whitelightning, yet the words faded from her as she looked at her fellow council members. "Good job, to you both" She looked at Sean, and felt herself redden even more. Nodding dumbly, she looked back towards Majority, who had received the Head of the Ice Guard.
She nodded a silent congratulations to Majority. However, it was Whitelightning who spoke.
"Meet Grreaterr Norrth's High Council!" It ended with a howl from the cream and white alpha. She felt her ego inflate, and she stood there, the fears fading away as she glanced over the heads, towards the horizon. She was a gamma. Wow. The shock couldn't seem to settle in with the yearling.
However, her light blue eyes watched at Whitelightning walked through the crowd, towards Thyme. Kendi held her breath, and stared at he nudged her. So I guessed right. She thought, with a half smug look on her face. The Greater North will have a new alphess...