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He wondered briefly whether he should have mentioned Knew at all, for Mira did not seem to take it very well. He frowned, hesitant to speak, but soon the wolfess did instead. The news was most certainly not great. "Oh.... sorry for bringing it up." The man thought carefully about it, and was genuinly curious about why Knew would leave Gwen in such a time. "Yes, I mean, it would be good to know why he left."

Then Semira mentioned him being the Emperor, and a harsh scowl crossed Horosk's face before he shook his head and allowed his expression to soften. "I suppose he isn't a leader anymore, then. I think Gwen can handle being Empress... I mean, she's got the pack this far." he tried to lighten the mood by mentioning how the icy leader was doing. "Any wolf I know would have given up by now... especially after losing a loved one. I know I probably would have."