ALO Short Stories 5: A Broken Promise

A Broken Promise is the fifth story in the ALO Short Stories series. The cover art was drawn by Chylk. 
It can be read over here.
== Summary ==
A year after Silkey and One-eye ended their friendship, Silkey is now called back from a patrol by her mother, Arrow. Arrow wants her to pick a future suitor for when Silkey is second-in-command. Silkey is horrified at the prospect of having to bear cubs and become a parent, but Arrow doesn't want to hear any of it, and presents her daughter with three possible suitors, all specifically selected by Arrow in order to "ensure loyal and desirable offspring". 
Years later, when Arrow is elderly and has grown weak and blind with age, Silkey already more or less has taken over the deputy position, but Arrow refuses to abandon her post officially. When the old cougar comes to die, however, Silkey is officially appointed second-in-command by Saedin.
Not much later, her suitors show up, trying to ensure that Silkey picks one of them. However, Silkey simply refuses, determined to be her own second-in-command now that she's free from her abusive mother.
== Gallery ==
File:A broken promise.png|Original cover art by Labrar
File:Alocover5.png|Older cover art by Skylacine
Category:Short stories