[NightWarrior4Life]

Originally Posted by Gusty

Halite twitched his ear. For a second, he seemed lost deep in his thoughts. After all, this tom Fleck seemed... genuinely concerned about the situation. At first glance anyways, he seemed like a very trustworthy, diligent, intellectual cat. And perhaps Fleck really was, but the Commander couldn't assume things so quickly. After all, he knew well enough that each cat had their own flaws and blemishes.

"Yes, I am well aware of the situation of the Dusk Syndicate." He stated, forcing his voice to sound monotone rather than sarcastic. Of course, I'm the Commander. If I wasn't aware about these things, then I really shouldn't be in position, should I? But attempting to be respectful in his exterior self, and not wanting his words to bite back at him later on, Halite refrained from saying his thoughts.

"To be honest, I don't believe that Renn's situation will repeat itself: with the Commander leaving and all of that," he stated firmly. I have to make sure that it won't. The Dusk Syndicate... during those times after Renn left... was not very strong. "After all, times are changing. I know that the DS lost against SkyClan in the previous battle, but if we continue to train hard enough and have a steady flow of trainees, I believe that we will be strong. Even if I do somehow disappear- which isn't going to happen, mind you- I'm positive that the Syndicate will still be up and running like usual."

As for the part about the Co-Commander, Halite bit his tongue. He wasn't sure what to do on that note yet. Who would be a good choice? The tom has spent more time concentrating on the SkyClan battle than this issue, which may be a bit of a problem. "I have not decided who the Co-Commander will be yet." With that, the gray-pelted tom scanned through the clearing, inspecting each of the cats with the precision of a hawk.

"I cannot be sure of anything yet, and I don't want to make rash decisions." He shrugged at Fleck. "I'm only trying to do the best for the community."

Fleck suddenly straightened himself up, ears pricked and eyes wide with curiosity. "So you're saying you may choose a co-commander soon?" he inquired only briefly before the commander finished. "R-right I see. Make sure every cat is happy and then when all has settled down..." but he couldn't be sure, trailing off midway through his sentence. "Oh yeas, many trainees. My mate actually gave birth to two healthy kits recently and I have more on the way! I assure you they will make fine trainees. So what do you look for in a co-commander? Certain genders? Body-type? Manners? Loyalty? Or perhaps you ought to start appointing some more guards?" Fleck added hastily changing the subject back to...himself. Or at least, to please himself as this entire conversation was for his own sly, ambitious gain.