A Mother's Promise [Bane/Any]

[Wolfbane]

ALL THE DOUBT YOU'RE STANDING IN BETWEEN

This colt isn’t Gale.

Aries looked nothing like Wolfbane’s lost son. He’s not the same color or size, doesn’t sound like Gale or act like Gale. He’s a wolf in horse skin and he’s just confused - Bane can see it clearly in his ward’s eyes. But for some reason (and probably against his better judgement) Wolfbane is almost eager to have this youngling here with him, in Taiga. It’s like the elder stallion hadn’t realized his desperate need to fill the recent darkness Gale had left behind.

Whether he liked it or not, Wolfbane needed this sort of distraction.

“You’re welcome boy.” The bulky male smiled, looking fondly over the eager little apprentice while Aries looked at Taiga. “Your mom and I believe you have what it takes to be a leader, Aries.” He explained carefully, reaching toward the colt with one wing. Bane used his white feathers to urge the young wolf shifter into the woods with a gentle nudge, and then followed beside Mary’s son as a guide.

“So I’m going to train you just like her father, your grandsire Arthas, trained me.” The Commandant pegasus told him. There was nothing but the muffled sound of their hooves and the gentle, low murmur of Bane’s deep voice. “Being a good leader isn’t easy Aries. It’s the opposite: very hard. So you need to think carefully… do you really want to learn?”

After asking that, Wolfbane slowed to a halt. It was so wrong to lie so deeply but someday Aries would understand. Perhaps. Bane had to be sure the boy would follow his orders if he stayed here! Else it could cost the young colt his life and worse trouble for the trojan-like pegasus.

Wolfbane lowered his hazel eyes and stared hard at Aries, waiting.

WITH WOUNDS THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS SEEN

WOLFBANE

@[Aries]