I had ruled Silver Moon for considerably longer than my own father ever managed, and standing now before my council chamber's familiar walls, feeling the particular ache age had gradually settled into my once-formidable frame, I understood, with genuine clarity, that whatever pride I still carried regarding this pack's remarkable transformation required careful, deliberate consideration toward exactly who should eventually inherit the responsibility I'd spent decades learning to properly honor."You're troubled," Wren observed, finding me alone in the chamber long after the day's official business had concluded."I am," I admitted. "Wren, I've ruled this pack for considerably longer than I ever anticipated during those difficult, early years following my own disgraceful treatment of Elma. I find myself, now, confronting exactly the question every Alpha eventually must face, who inherits this responsibility once I'm no longer capable of properly carrying it?""Our son," Wren said gentl
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