She noticed his muzzle wrinkling, but thought little of it. He looked big for his age, but he was still a cub, and she didn't exactly feel threatened. When he finally explained his reason for running away, however, realization widened her eyes. "Your mother...was she an Alpha in your pack?" she asked. It made sense when she thought about it. It couldn't be some sort of banishment by a higher-ranked wolf, since Lel claimed he didn't know the challenger. The only theory she found plausible was that it was a duel over a title.
She pitied the cub, even as rude as he was. He was too young to understand pack politics, all he would understand was that their home was taken from them. She tried to put herself in the pup's place for a moment, imagining what it would be like for her father to be deposed. She found herself unable to see it happened. Her father was a talented fighter, and he had his guards besides. She realized then just how sheltered a life she had lived."Speech"
