Blacktail Deer Plateau retrospective

Fox narrowed her eyes at Willow. "Why, then, did you not speak out against Peregrine's decision to appoint me?" she inquired. "You had your chance to tell him your doubts, but instead you accepted his opinion without question. By stating that you accepted me as your Beta, you were stating that you would respect me as a fellow leader. And yet, you do not." The yearling ignored the threats, the insults, and whatever other nasty things Willow was throwing at her. Fox was doing her best to be civil, and ignoring it was the only defense she had against Perry's friend.

Even at the meeting, Blue had said nothing. Instead, she had merely remained silent, acting as if everything was hunky-dory. If she had such a problem, why did she not say so then? Fox knew that if she had been in Willow's position, she would not readily accept an outsider as a leader so quickly. But Blue had, so this was all her own doing. She could have easily told Perry she was uncomfortable with it, and Fox would have gone on to do her own thing, with or without her lover. Now, it was not so easy. Peregrine and she were mates, not mere lovers.