Northstar Vale Wilder Mind

Steady looked in the direction in which Scarlett said her pack was. He hmmed before suggesting, Isn't that northeast? he asked. He could be wrong, but he thought he was right. Silvertip is the other way, north... West? He was fairly certain he was right, but stranger things have happened than him being wrong.

He was quiet as she told her story, frowning sorrow. He couldn't understand why a male would leave his family, not once, but twice. And then she had a potential co-Alpha, but it hadn't worked out. I'm so sorry to hear that. A male is a coward if he leaves his family for no good reason, he said, his voice strong in his conviction. And, then, what kind of male gave her an ultimatum like, Be my mate, or I won't help you run the pack. As for the other one... He's a coward, too, if he can't step up to help the pack, no matter your mateship status. He was blunt, and honest, because those kind of males were some of the lowest kind to Steady, and he simply did not tolerate them.

He nodded, I agree. Alphas should be respected, of course, but the pack becomes stronger, more close-knit, when the leaders aren't all business all the time. They were family, after all, and Steady sort of expected some similarity among them, regardless of ranks. Providing, of course, respect was still given by all. That's what made the difference.