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He was relieved to hear that Soltero sought an alliance between them as well. Kavik knew it would be much harder to earn the trust of the rest of the pack if one of their original leaders was against him. He nodded his head when the other man asked about Ruenna. She was a great beta. She was loyal and dedicated, and we were lucky to have her help, he answered, a small smile morphing his mouth briefly. Even if she wasn't helping him lead here, he was grateful to still have her in the pack with them as they transitioned, even if he was worried she might be angry with him when she found out about Myrren. 

At his next question, Kavik felt a painful twinge of sadness. It was amazing at first, he started, despair filling his expression at the memory of the times when the plateau wolves flourished. He couldn't think of a time he had been happier. But bad things started happening, he continued. First it was the bear attack, and then my mate got sick and had to quarantine herself away from everyone. The mention of his mate made him pause for a few seconds as a suffocating wave of guilt spread through him. And then the coyotes starting causing problems until they overran the plateau and forced us out, he finished, unable to keep the contempt from his voice completely, some of which was aimed at himself. He hadn't meant to detail their demise but right now with the grief still fresh in his mind, it was all he could really think about when he thought of his former home. The good memories were just too painful to dwell on for now.