Phoenix Maplewood Out of This World

Spring's certainty didn't quell the unrest rising in Saena's breast, but she was able to steady herself a little with the grounding notion that perhaps there was something to be done about it. She couldn't directly challenge their pack as she had the Emberwood, having learned too late about Reek's traitorous decision to settle within howling distance, but there were other, more personal ways she could handle the situation. Spring had her ideas too, which Saena listened to keenly before finally shaking her head.

Vindictive or not, she wasn't ready to endanger her loyal followers, especially in the wake of at least one of them suggesting she was not a fit leader. "I can't let you go into harm's way deliberately like that," she said softly. "I have a responsibility to keep you, and all members of this pack, safe." It was a responsibility she hadn't thought of in the slightest when she led them against Rosings, but that was before pregnancy had mellowed her. There were too many risks with attempting to weed out information this time, not least of all inciting aggression against her pack when all they really wanted was to be left alone. "At most, and only if you feel you must, you may seek out their location. Don't draw too close and do not engage if any of them spot you. Determine if they are close enough to endanger our prey and position here." They could then decide what to make of her selfish ex-mate's actions, if anything, beyond what Saena already planned to do about it.