Bearclaw Valley calm and collected, she keeps her composure

There was a strange mixture of pride and jealousy inside of Blondine. On one hand, she thought that Reigi deserved her promotion, being Xan's lover and a constant contributor to the pack, but she also felt as though she herself had been wronged. Blondine did plenty of work to earn her a spot as a leader (maybe not an Alpha, but wasn't she Beta material?), so it didn't make much sense to her as to why she wasn't afforded the same gift. 

All of that being said, one thing that Blondine was not was a brown-nosing-ass-kisser; if Xan didn't think that she was ready, then the last thing she would do was beg.

Near the border, she could see Reigi's plump self tooting around and marking her claim. Knowing that she was no longer approaching an equal, but her Alpha, Blondine lowered herself accordingly and approached with more caution. Hey, dove, she cooed, hoping that they would still be able to have decent conversations.