Blacktail Deer Plateau My shadow falls against the wall

The last thing Saena was expecting was for her blood aunt to thank her, so when it came, her hard eyes softened just a little. There was no doubt that Saena wanted nothing at all to do with Osprey's unborn children, but aside from that, she couldn't really fault the other for much. She was more troubled by the knowledge that the leadership allowed it to happen and persist. It was the first chink in her belief that the plateau was the most stable pack in the wilds.

The realization that this might not be the case stunned her completely.

"I," she spluttered, unsure how to answer Osprey's question. A moment ago, she would've readily said she was staying, that she would never leave. She could make her way to the top of the pack and prove everyone wrong about her, particularly Koda, whose recent comments still rang loud in her head. But just thinking about leading alongside wolves she'd just called a bunch of pushovers... Saena began to doubt whether that was something she wanted. She had fiery passion and ambition and, like her adoptive father and great grandmother, she didn't tolerate other peoples' shit very well. Would she be able to put aside her beliefs for the way that Dante, Blue Willow and Lasher handled their pack?

"I'm not really sure," she admitted quietly.