Redtail Rise allow me to congratulate you

Luke had no answer for her and he had no answer for himself. He rolled his shoulders as helplessness tugged at the corner of his mouth. "I don't know," he answered truthfully. The only bit of logic that applied here was that an alpha had a right to defend their borders, but it seemed unduly harsh when not so long ago they had shared breakfast in each other's company, at least in his case, but Saena's was similar. It was clear that all wolves outside of the caldera's own had been painted with the same brush: they were not to be trusted because of the actions of one. It went against what Luke believed and the way he lived. "I don't believe in distrusting someone unless they give you a reason to distrust them, so it is beyond me."

He shook his head again, and quickly followed up with the reason he had howled for her. "Anyway," he said. "I didn't call you out here for that. I wanted to congratulate you," he smiled broadly, warmly, and his tail wagged. "You made it! You're an alpha! I could not be happier for you," he winked.