Duskfire Glacier He doesn't look a thing like jesus

At his mother's invitation, Veteran scurried to her side. His icy gaze settled warily upon the stranger. 

A split second before his mother spoke, Veteran realized what she was about to say. "No- mom--" he started to protest, but he was silenced as Lane bent down to swipe several definitive licks over his head. 

Stewing silently, Veteran huffed. This stranger didn't need to be informed of the pack's troubles and weaknesses, no matter who he said he was! He shouldn't be told anything, until Issorartuyok got back to confirm his identity. 

But Veteran was not the alpha. He was the child. Lane would do exactly as she pleased, as she had always done, and her son would have to shoulder the burden.