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It was a fair question, even if it was a bit left field. 

"Oh, um.. yes and no.  I stepped up to leadership when there was a temporary need, because at the time I felt I needed to be in a position to better protect my children. Then.. the temporary need became permanent. I was never... I wasn't Wintersbane's mate." Lane had not been chosen. Tzila had received that honor. But now both Wintersbane and Tzila were in the ground, and Lane ruled over their wolves. She raised their children. There could be little argument as to who had won out, in the end.

"It was a hard time for me," Lane admitted. "Motherhood was not an easy transition. Things will be different for you, because you have the support of a mate." She smiled encouragingly. Her thoughts turned suddenly to Tuuluuwaq. If Lane and Tuuluuwaq were to become mates and breed, would she take more joy in motherhood this time around?