“It is not unraveling,” the elder corrected. “It is more of a….. what's the word… a strain.”
Another elder added quietly, “A Luna is not just symbolic, she is not just like decoration. She grounds the pack. She eases tensions before they grow claws.”
Arthur exhaled slowly, his restraint thinning.
“You think a Luna would have prevented this?”
“Yes, long before it would have the opportunity to be presented in front of you Alpha. These are trivial matters, that shouldn’t concern you.” Elder Roman replied without hesitation.
“You need to give us a Luna,” Elder Kyra said when silence seemed to be returning.
“And what if I choose wrong, Kyra?” Arthur demanded. “What if I bind myself to someone unfit? Then what? Someone that maybe wants to destroy the pack.”
“Then that would be your respo
