Blacktail Deer Plateau Here's looking at you, kid

His mate began to speak, but stopped to cough. His head whipped around to her, face filled with concern. She brushed it off, but he continued to worry. He knew she had been treating Elixir, and he wondered if maybe she had caught the same thing. Duty as alpha battled with his need to question his mate about her health, but his duty eventually won out; he would just have to discuss it with her later. 

Liri went on to discuss the details of what transpired between them and Grezig, and as always, he cringed hearing it put into words. It was bad enough that it tormented his thoughts day in and day out, but to hear the story told out loud was almost too much. The mention of their future children lifted his spirits some; he thought about that almost every day and couldn't wait to see what amazing children they made together. 

He shared his mate's concern about the pack, and he too hoped that Grezig's departure would make things a little easier on the plateau. Kavik loved his friend, but even he couldn't deny that her presence had only caused tension following their incident. 

He was not happy to see Minori seem so dejected over the situation. He held no blame or ill-will towards her for asking to be beta. It was a logical option; she was a strong fighter and had been loyal to them since the beginning. But they really just needed some time to adjust to the shift in things. Grezig was meant to lead with them, and now she was gone because of the mess he had created. It was a lot too deal with, and Kavik just needed a little bit to process it.

The silver beta comforted Minori, stating that everyone understood where she was coming from. Ruenna is correct. We appreciate how willing you are to help us out, truly we do; we just need some time. He nodded encouragingly to the dark woman. He hoped this didn't dampen her spirit, and he made a note to check in with her later and make sure she was okay.