Rain847 on DeviantArthttps://www.deviantart.com/rain847/art/EBC-Wait-Wh-726494124Rain847

Deviation Actions

Rain847's avatar

EBC: Wait Wh

By
Published:
322 Views

Description

Neri had stopped now, her eyes widening with disbelief as Slate told her the news, the thought immediately pushing what felt like the weight of the whole territory on her shoulders. There was no way that this could be happening, yup, he's joking, there's no way he's actually serious what why would he want me ????
"Me?" she mewed absent-mindedly, sort of hoping he'd say no but also hoping he'd not.

----
Nythero

Slate had waited patiently as it seemed to have taken a moment for the question to sink in to the younger feline. He seemed to recall that he had reacted nearly the same way upon being offered the same position a few years ago. "Yes, you," the snowy affirmed, with a dip of his head. "It's a big responsibility.. You don't have to agree," he added although if she did say no he didn't have a backup plan. The soon-to-be leader's ear flicked as he regarded the smaller feline before him.

----
Rain847

"But why me?" the tiny feline immediately questioned, shaking her head in her dumbfoundedness and looking up at Slate with wide-eyes, "what?"

----
Nythero

Slate tilted his head, the corners of his mouth quirking upwards and letting the faintest of smiles touch his maw. "You've grown a lot since I first met you Neri. I think you have what it takes." He let his smile fade, "That and you seem to have a much easier time talking to others than I, and you aren't as worried about toher's impressions of you which are some of my shortcomings as a Silver- or Leader." Being the leader was going to take some getting used to for the snowy as well.

----
Rain847

The icey-eyed individual blinking in shock at the slight smile, she couldn't remember the last time she had—or even if she had ever seen her other adoptive father smile. She still felt determined to challenge him on the concept, though, mewing flatly, "you mean I have an easier time yelling at others?"

----
Nythero

The male snorted, tilting his ears back. "No. That's not what I said," Slate gave a small sigh. "That's not what I mean. If you don't think you're a good choice then you don't have to say yes."

----
Rain847

"Well..." the hybrid looked away, staring ahead in her own silence as she sat in the grass as she quieted down. She didn't know what to say, if she had said no, who else would get it? Do I trust anybody else to have it? I could actually have a say in something—I could be useful for something. She gulped hard and slowly, but leaving an awkward silence in between.

----
Nythero

Slate regarded the smaller feline, feeling a pit of nervousness in his own stomach. He hoped he had made the right choice... "for now I'd mostly be having you help me assign patrols.. You wouldn't have to do anything on your own just yet."

----
Rain847

"Do we--like--tell anybody or am I just going to like, exist suddenly?" Neri asked, tilting her head.

----
Nythero

"It will be announced.. to Lightning and at the next gathering as well. I don't know how soon you want to fully step up and be announced." Slate exhaled a short huff of breath. "When I was choosen I was afraid to be announced," he admitted with a hint of amusement.

----
Rain847

Neri eased a little at the comment, huffing with amusement.
"You? Afraid?" she didn't wait for an answer, glancing away briefly before giving her final decision, "psshsh you dork, yeah. Okay, I'll do it."

-----------
"What a thing to do
Oh-woah-oh what a thing to choose
But know, in some way I'm there with you
Up against the wall on a Wednesday afternoon"


by Florence + the Machine

-----------

No EP

Slate/lining and coloring belongs to Nythero

Neri/sketch, bg, and shading belong to me
Image size
906x1920px 1.34 MB
© 2018 - 2024 Rain847
Comments12
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
Nythero's avatar
Slate: now go forth and terrorize the children