Emberwood But we open our eyes 'cause we're told that we must

Grezig came when called, as she always did. She had known something was up with the pack for a little while, and she figured that this meeting must be associated with whatever was wrong. When she arrived, she sat quietly, listening to Kavik.

So, Ibis was in a coma? Grezig blinked and stared in surprise. What on earth had caused that to happen? She was no healer, but she knew wolves didn’t just fall asleep one day and never wake up. There had to be some kind of major physical trauma to the body to cause a coma to happen. She shook her head, trying to pay attention to what Kavik was saying now.

He had taken over as Archdruid. Grezig did not even blink at this news. Of course he had. He had been the beta previously, or whatever the hell that rank was called in Uaine Gorsedd. She looked around at the others, hoping no one would object to that. It made the most sense for Kavik to become alpha, and she’d stand by him in that, and not because of any relationship she had with him. That was just how packs worked. 

’Bhediya has also left us for her own safety.’

Grezig snapped to attention at those words and listened attentively as Kavik described what had happened. The fur along her spine and the nape of her neck rose as she listened, and she vowed to beat the shit out of Pygmalion if she ever saw him again. Whatever the fuck he’d done to Bhediya, if it had been bad enough to cause her to leave, she wasn’t going to give that asshole any chances. 

The last thing Kavik said was about finding new Council positions. Half of her wanted to apply for a position. She’d been a beta once and thought she had done a pretty good job. Even leaving the plateau had been for the sake of the pack, and she stood by that decision to this day. Yet, she hadn’t been here as long as many of the others and she felt that applying for a Council position was presumptuous of her. She’d have to think on that.

When Kavik mentioned asking any questions, she piped up with, “Is Pygmalion dangerous? You said to alert a council member if we run into him, but if he comes sniffing around the borders, how exactly should we deal with him? Should we chase him off? Call a council member immediately to intervene? Kill him on sight?” Without knowing the exact details of what he had done Bhediya, Grezig was uncertain of how to play out a run-in with him.