Redtail Rise We all see the door, hoping it'll open something in a major way.

She did not owe him the explanation, and perhaps her mother would not have given it.  This was not Redd’s way.  She had come to understand that peace only arose from trust, and trust only came from truth.  So she was honest.

We need the pack whole.  Redd answered patiently, watching with a neutral look.  Perhaps he would not understand any more than Masquerade had.  She named me Wealda, gave me her trust.  Then revoked it.  Redd was not angry, she just did not fully understand herself.  If her sister had sought the title, Redd would have abided her choices.  She would have had little say.

We’ve lost enough.  This was a statement, firmer than the rest.  Even if neither understood, she could not feel that she had done wrong.