It was only silence for what felt like a very long time. While Balthazar had made it clear that he wouldn't take time to raise the bird, Izotz hadn't given his final decision on the matter. Ultimately, it was up to him whether the Hive would raise the Soveris baby or not. While Izotz was known for being fair and benevolent, it was also true that he followed Balthazar's advice often — because the Sandshark knew better, and the Frost wasn't afraid to admit it. He was still inexperienced as a leader, so the Sandshark often had a say in things.
"Taniqua," Izotz finally spoke after a long period of silence, turning to the Ambia, but instead of continuing, he gave the female a chance to answer.
"I... Yes?" the Ambia answered, bringing herself to look up at her leader to meet his eyes. Her heart was beating fast, and admittedly, she didn't know what to expect from the Frost.
Even after getting her reply, Izotz didn't continue right away. "Taniqua, would you accept to raise the Soveris?" the Frost finally asked, tilting his head to the side. The farm Paragon seemed like the best possible choice for the task. He honestly didn't want to leave the Soveris to die in the wild, but he didn't know how they were supposed to raise the baby, either. Taniqua, being familiar with animals, was the best Paragon to take care of a foreign creature.
The reactions Izotz got were Slavica turning to look at him quietly, and the Ambia's eyes stretching wide and gasping with surprise. She didn't want the baby to starve or get killed in the wild, either, but for her to take care of the griffon? "M-me? Are you serious?" To be quite frank, she hadn't thought that far ahead: just that she didn't want the baby to get abandoned.
"Yes," Izotz replied without hesitation, which also surprised the Ambia. "You're the best candidate to raise her. You're used to different animals, and you know how to take care of them. If this baby is similar to birds, then you already have a small idea of how to take care of her from raising your chickens," the Frost explained, giving the Ambia a smile. "Don't you think so?"
"Taniqua," Izotz finally spoke after a long period of silence, turning to the Ambia, but instead of continuing, he gave the female a chance to answer.
"I... Yes?" the Ambia answered, bringing herself to look up at her leader to meet his eyes. Her heart was beating fast, and admittedly, she didn't know what to expect from the Frost.
Even after getting her reply, Izotz didn't continue right away. "Taniqua, would you accept to raise the Soveris?" the Frost finally asked, tilting his head to the side. The farm Paragon seemed like the best possible choice for the task. He honestly didn't want to leave the Soveris to die in the wild, but he didn't know how they were supposed to raise the baby, either. Taniqua, being familiar with animals, was the best Paragon to take care of a foreign creature.
The reactions Izotz got were Slavica turning to look at him quietly, and the Ambia's eyes stretching wide and gasping with surprise. She didn't want the baby to starve or get killed in the wild, either, but for her to take care of the griffon? "M-me? Are you serious?" To be quite frank, she hadn't thought that far ahead: just that she didn't want the baby to get abandoned.
"Yes," Izotz replied without hesitation, which also surprised the Ambia. "You're the best candidate to raise her. You're used to different animals, and you know how to take care of them. If this baby is similar to birds, then you already have a small idea of how to take care of her from raising your chickens," the Frost explained, giving the Ambia a smile. "Don't you think so?"