The strength of the pack

The rest of the pack showed up, and when the meeting started, he remained quiet. Shaye was promoting the apprentices among some other members. Actaea and Ignis were promoted, and he could feel his chest puffing with pride as he glanced at his niece and nephew. He was proud of them. And he knew they were proud of themselves. They had worked their tails off since coming to Abaven and had been doing a good job in their chosen ranks. The option for others to pursue higher ranks was thrown out there, including the rank of Firethorn for someone to work alongside him. He quietly studied the crowd, wondering if anyone would take up that opportunity. She even presented the opportunity for a competition for another high rank, though so far, nobody seemed interested in stepping up. He waited to see if more would be said. Perhaps the introduction of the new pups, but...that announcement never came. Brows knit together in confusion. Shouldn't that have been something important to announce? He glanced around, noting at least one other member seemed as confused as him.

Turning his gaze back to Shaye, he held a guarded look of a question as he eyed the two alphas. There was no doubt about it now...perhaps they chose not to announce it to keep them in the dark about it. Everyone knew Shaye didn't have a mate...so it was likely that they stuck to the promotions to keep the rest of the pack distracted about that fact. He didn't very much like secrecy. Didn't think an alpha should keep secrets from the rest of the pack. But who was he to put anyone on blast? He respected Rhyme and Shaye for what they did to help them. But...he couldn't look past the secrecy anymore. Instead of saying anything, he remained quiet and waited for dismissal.

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