Bearclaw Valley faded into the night

Truth to be told, he was only half devoted to watching the main entrance, his thoughts were elsewhere no matter how many times he told himself to concentrate. Kove had vanished from the packlands sometime ago and with each day going, his scent became less and less prominent on Bearclaw Valley lands, then Scarlett told him that he had stepped down from the Alpha position, leaving his pregnant wife sole leader of the Valley which was rather funny in a darkly amusing way. Their sole leader was a she-wolf who, still to his standards, was too kind, was more belly than wolf, and had a million pups ready to burst out of her, tired too easily, couldn't patrol, was basically helpless until the pups began to grow.  

Raziel could not believe Kove could do such a thing, if they had any newcomers when the pups arrive, who in the name of Jupiter could accept the loners. Certainly not her, he would not allow it as an aspiring healer. And Kove was no longer Alpha. So what would happen? Would they lead the recruits into pack lands? No, that was unthinkable. Yesterday, when he brought food to the Albino, he had told her he would do anything for the pack and that if she needed help, she could always ask him, he also told her that the wisest option was to appoint a Beta. Another wolf who would take care of pack business while she was....unable to.

To him, there was no other solution.

Cursing under his breath, Raziel moved away from the entrance and picked up two rabbits and a squirrel before arriving at the river where Scarlett was and placing the prey by her paws.