Blackfeather Woods This should have happened ages ago

Burke frowned at the words Sebastian was saying. The alpha male's face went from a frown to his eyes widening a bit. For the first time Burke's pale eyes were casted away from the other as his mind started to rattle. He soon recovered with a quick snort. This could not be. This pup had killed Darius? That was absurd, yet he could hear in the tone of Sebastian's voice had not been lying. "You killed Darius?," Burke stated. "You cannot have killed him. My brother is dead?" Burke had mixed feelings about this. Of course it came as a shock to him that his brother was killed but there was also a sense of relief. The one that had tormented him was finally gone from life. After the relief and glee a sense of bitterness grew. He should have killed his brother, not this... pup.. son of his... No.

Burke had ran from his brother's torment, the one he couldn't win from. For some wolves it might be horrific that there was someone worse than Burke, but technically the male was never evil. Burke's face fell into a deeper scowl as he looked at the young male before him. That scowl was the only thing visible compared to the inner turmoil of emotions he was feeling. Burke inhaled sharply, really needing to adjust that Darius was dead. Sebastian's words started to flood in. He had been right! Thorn Ledge stopped functioning after he left! Sure, there had been some collateral damage but he had been right all along. That was the one thing Burke instantly was pleased about. The scowl he was showing to Sebastian was slowly vanishing. Burke's chin rising with his own pride he was creating from being right. It calmed Burke, gave him a certain peace he did not know he had been looking for. He was the better brother of them two and Burke did right by leaving. Maybe Sebastian being an accident out of a dominant battle he had with his brother Darius hadn't been an accident after all. Burke looked over his son with a new perspective. "Thank you."