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Sorry!

The call interrupted his silent contemplation on the cliffs above the plateau. He found himself up there a lot, especially when he found it hard to put on his alpha face and deal with his duties. He didn't want to let on how difficult it had been that his mate was so sick. It seemed it was just the icing on top of a really shitty cake for the plateau wolves, though. Their bad luck started with the bear attack and seemed to just continue from there. There had been a continuous revolving door of members, which made him incredibly nervous now that winter was on them; Minori and Issun had both been injured; Elixir and gotten sick as well as Siqsa. It just seemed like a lot of bullshit that his pack didn't deserve. 

He was eternally grateful for the silver beta. With Grezig gone and Liri sick, without Ruenna, he would have to shoulder this burden completely alone. He still tried really hard to not put too much on her, but there were some days when he didn't even want to leave his den, and it was reassuring to know that if he actually didn't, Ruenna would be there to hold down the fort. 

With a small sigh, Kavik slowly got to his feet, recognizing the call as Lily's and not wanting to make the Elysium leader wait too long. He hadn't seen her since he was at the sanctuary, but she always seemed like one of the good ones. He padded down the mountain pass to the part of the plateau that opened up to the mountains. There, he saw Lily and Ruenna already in conversation. 

He moved to stand next to the beta, giving her a dip of his head in greeting before turning to their visitor. Hello, Lily. It's good to see you. Sorry to keep you waiting, he offered, slipping into his alpha mask. What can we do for you today?