Blackfeather Woods Black or White, no Gray

Potema had always been the smart one, even when all the spiderlings were decently educated by Meldresi. She pointed out that he needed a good reasoning to overthrow Burke, which Damien felt he had. But then she asked a question Damien hadn't been able to answer to himself.

"Death is out of question." he stated, not really answering what Potema had asked. "He is, in every way that matters, my father. But he's getting old, and I believe his mind has been clouded with selfishness. He brought a female here, a pregnant one, and he pretends to treat her like a noble while we starve because she bears his offspring when she hasn't even proved her worth to the pack or earned the right to bring Burke's pups to the world. She may have good genes, I don't know, but that does not mean she can replace our good females and bring pups of her own above our own kin." he explained. "They weren't planned, you know? He brought his mistakes to our home, and plans to legitimize them." he spoke as his voice turned into a growl of frustration. But he managed to stop before giving in to rage, and calmed down to make a decision.

"If he is to continue this madness, he must do it somewhere else."