Sean left at around six in the evening when he was needed to help settle the three new couples who had found each other that day. He muttered something about rooms not being ready and disappeared down the corridor with a distracted wave.
The quiet hours before sunset gave me too much time to think.
Would Leo stay here or move on with the travelling group? Would Molly go with him if he left? Would I be left with just Sean when they both eventually went? And would Phoenix even allow Leo to stay, given that he already had one Gamma? It was not a small question. This pack ran on war and strength and had done so deliberately for a long time. Mates were considered a vulnerability, children even more so, because attachment made you hesitate and hesitation in battle cost lives. From what I understood they had not had pups in nearly twenty years. Most wolves who wanted that kind of life eventually moved on to quieter packs. It was just how things were here.
