The Sentinels Before it's too late, stop trying to wait

He wouldn't have minded if she had been bothered, but he couldn't say he was sorry she accepted it.  He hadn't wanted the Beta position the first time he'd had it, but he doubted the transition from leadership to rank and file would be an easy one if he ever did step down.  He was too used to voicing his opinions freely and bowing to no one save Lasher and Blue Willow.  Having wolves he knew less well above him would be a hard pill to swallow.

"Never," he said, knowing it wasn't even in the realm of possiblility.  Aria was a sweet girl but she was no Osprey.  He was a one-wolf man, traditional to the core, and while he saw nothing wrong with the way Lasher lived, he knew he could not do the same.  "After all, I'm much too old to keep up with that crowd," he joked, knowing that Aria was much closer to the age of Lasher's children.  He did not know anything of the drama that had surrounded them, but he could guess they were worlds apart when it came to experience.