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the silver woman arrived and lasher's jaw tensed at her presence — not out of anger, mind, but from annoyance at how the rest of the pack would surely perceive her. in the land of wolves, the progeny that had sprung forth from blue willow and himself were bastards, but he would never think of them as such, or the bodies that grew within osprey. 

this is for you, he murmured when she had drawn into earshot. his eyes met her own for a long moment; there he recognized no challenge, and thus relaxed, gaze falling to the curve of her abdomen.

would you like to discuss it? he inquired, settling himself upon his haunches. though he maintained his position as her leader, he was also a counsellor unto the pack, and therefore unto osprey.