Redtail Rise Disrespect us, no they won't

In truth, Reek knew his plan could potentially entangle the rise too much in the affairs of other packs, however, in their current state of affairs, he saw reaching out to the north as the best possible answer to their security dilemma. The raggedy wolf nodded along to Saena's concerns, but nevertheless, he was unshaken from his plan of action. Fortunately, it seemed Saena was open to the idea, and would be ok with opening up a mode of communication with the surrounding packs on one stipulation. She had to come too.

"Understood," said Reek in agreement with her condition. She was right, her history would probably have far more of an effect in negotiation than Reek would have ever had. "To be honest, I sort of expected you to come too. The more the merrier," he added, cracking a terse smile.

While the conversation had gone predictably enough, Saena's next few words took Reek by complete surprise. Beta. To say the least, he was flabbergasted, dumbfounded, proud, and scared all at the same time. His initial forays into leadership had turned him into a paranoid and nervous wreck, however, with Saena still at the helm of the pack, Reek figured he could handle the position. "Wait, what?" Sputtered the raggedy wolf in surprise. Beta was the last offer he expected. "M-me? Er, yeah," he said, accepting his new position with nervous glee.