Worthy

''They were poisoned, alpha king. I suspect they all ingested a snake's venom I have never studied before.''

The physician said before the alpha king. A pale old man that could be mistaken for Gandalf in the movie, Lord of the Rings. The one seated on the throne reserved for the alpha king clenched his hands in regret.

He had just lost three of his sons overnight by poison. And how to be strong in this situation was far from him. He could see the sympathetic stares his ministers and the other alphas he governed over gave him from across the courtroom. It was obvious what they thought about him from his looks.

Which wolf would be insane enough to continue with his alpha duties the next day after loosing three of his pups the night before mysteriously?

He knows how dangerous it would be for them if he should set some days aside to mourn. The enemy might take advantage of this moment of weakness, and they will be conquered once again.