Heron Lake Plateau Sometimes we're only flying for a while

Although Elwood didn't necessarily disagree with what Finley said about Raven, he did feel like the girl had the potential to become a good leader in time. But that was the key phrase: in time. Had this been something that was discussed among the current leadership, they could have made a decision and helped her hone her skills, if it was something she was interested in. But Towhee had simply promoted Raven and demoted herself without consulting her godparents and co-leaders; that was one of the many things that irked Elwood. He and Finley had been disregarded completely in this whole ordeal.

"I don't want to see her change either, but I guess we don't really have a say in the matter, do we?" he mused, the crease between his brows deepening. As for Quixote, Elwood could give him the benefit of the doubt -- that's what he did, after all; patient, trusting Elwood -- but would keep a close eye on the new Alpha. Quixote had been helpful to the pack thus far, but his comments about Towhee's disability still rubbed him the wrong way.

Rolling his shoulders to ease the tension that had settled there, Elwood asked, "So what position is Towhee in now?" He (wrongfully) assumed that she was no longer in leadership, as he didn't quite know the extent yet of Finley's ragequit.