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At this point enough time had passed, she couldn't even remember who she discussed this with in the past.  Probably not Sarah, from the sound of it.  I believe they saw each other like brothers.  They were together in Moonspear before I met them, and Terance had always been loyal to Rannoch and seemed to be willing to give up a lot for him.  When things went sour for Rannoch at Moonspear, Terance going with him burned his relationship with that pack for a while too.  When Ibis' and Okeanos' mother decided to leave and take them with her, he stayed loyal to the pack and Rannoch -- perhaps not a bad choice given some of what she did later, but that's beside the point.  Arbiter hadn't really interacted with her much, but she and Seabreeze were very, very different wolves with different priorities.  I forget the exact timing of your arrival, but when Rannoch got hurt, Terance was willing to let Rannoch be alpha again after he was healed.  To suddenly say, 'Well, we're leaving and taking a bunch of the pack,' -- at what point does bringing that many wolves mean actually moving the pack and shirking a few individuals who you leave behind, including one of the most loyal wolves? She shrugged.  I think Rannoch chose poorly.  He certainly didn't seem to care about anything or anyone he left behind, so what did he actually think of us all before he left?  It seemed to say Rannoch was selfish, thoughtless, and didn't actually respect one of the key tenets of Arbiter's beliefs: loyalty was to be rewarded.

She was also leaving out the whole fact she was -- you know what, forget it, she'd say it, I had tried to suggest to Terance to be less selfless when it came to Rannoch. That had been because he'd been so bent out of shape when Rannoch got hurt and we needed an able leader.  If I had known what was going to happen, I would have encouraged it far more.  It probably would have hurt less.  Instead, a slap to the face.