587 Inspire - Part 6

RETH

Gahrye looked like he'd been smacked over the head with one of the great trees and stunned. Reth smiled a genuine smile, pleased to have rocked the male—and to have raised his tribe.

Now that the wolves had lowered themselves among the tribes, part of establishing the new hierarchy was knowing which tribes carried the most power. Even without Gahrye, the Equines were the natural choice for their fighting spirit and contribution to the safety of the rest of the Anima during the war.

But Behryn would despise the attention—and might be leaving his post, Reth remembered sadly. Placing that honor on Gahrye played the dual role of legitimately raising the Equines among the people, but also the disformed.

Reth wondered in passing whether Gahrye felt himself more as an Equine, or as a disformed? It was an interesting question he would ask the male when things had calmed down.