Swiftcurrent Creek soft buzz · pack meeting

The rest of them arrived (he was an elusive creature and couldn’t have possibly known that this was not in fact all of them) and he finally drew his head level. What Fox said… was not quite what he’d been anticipating.

The absence of Ferdie had made perfect sense—when he’d heard about the mess to begin with he’d accurately surmised that Fox would promptly chuck him out head-first—but it didn’t make sense that she’d thrown the baby out with the bathwater. As annoying as Jace could be he was undeniably loyal and there was no reason to chase him away. He might not have finished Ferdie off, but he had protected his packmates and kept the unexpected explosion of violence in check. If Fox had wanted Ferdie killed, it was her responsibility as leader to carry it out.

He was starkly statuesque as his severe yellow eyes fell over the others. Tuwawi spoke to protest, followed quickly by Ren who stepped to her side. The Gamma knew more of the two outcasts than he did, and brought up the fact that Swiftcurrent Creek had a prisoner among them. He remembered Ren’s disdain when she had told him this, after briefly recounting the previous meeting he hadn’t attended. It made sense, given her past and her assertive mind that she would speak, but he felt his body tense underneath him and his tail twitched violently in response.