«Return of the Shadow Sire»

Burke gave him all the information he wanted to give him for now, so when he asked the question Burke moved into the story Slade gave him as an excuse why he left. They had more than enough members, but they chose to say here because it was Black Feather Woods. They actually had more than enough prey since quite some deer had drowned and drifted past their lands. Burke was smart enough to store the carcasses in the colder parts of Mephala's Web. They would be fine, Burke even believed this would work well on the relationship of the whole pack. 

Burke was very skeptical about Slade's story. He was still a traitor. He knew Meldresi might want him back but he wasn't going to make it easy on the venomous snake. Burke had only met Slade briefly and even though he was a Brother to him if he left the brotherhood without a word how would Burke know he wouldn't do it again. Slade had been away for six months if not more. It wasn't just a few weeks the Dark Brother had been away. A lot had changed, including that he was a leader now. Though somehow Burke wished he did have Meldresi next to him. Then he could have been the silent listener. Meldresi knew the dark wolf before him far better.

The grey tank of a male wasn't sure if his 'gift' for Meldresi was because he wanted her for herself or because he actually worshipped the dark queen, who technically stepped down from that title. He wasn't sure what he liked most from those two options. "You went away six months to kills someone, very impressive," he returned, keeping his pale eyes on Slade. "You could have told us you were leaving, it would have made this process a whole lot easier," he pointed out, keeping his tone neutral. His docked tail was held up. Something in his story wasn't adding up. Then came that dreaded question because Meldresi had been missing, Burke hated ever moment of it. "She is currently at our sister pack with Brother Kove," he returned casually, like it was the most normal thing ever. Slade may have a streak in being a good liar but Burke wasn't going to admit to him that Meldresi had been missing. It was a wild guess from Burke side. A wild guess that sounded plausible. In the time that Slade might have traveled to the Valley Meldresi could have returned to Black Feather. "You are still a traitor, Brother Slade," he pointed out.