Swiftcurrent Creek I can see your spirit in the sky [Birthing thread]

He wasn't sure what he had expected her to say, but he certainly didn't think her frustration would be about rank; it was important to the pack structure, but it was never personal for him. He looked at her thoughtfully as he tried to decide how to approach this. And, what rank would you prefer to be? he asked first, trying to gauge just exactly what she was asking for. She had been here longer than anyone, and he valued her as a packmate, but he had his reasons for which wolves he gave what rank--reasons he would gladly explain, especially if it cleared things up for her.