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[.Rabid Lycan.]

The Beta paused at the entrance to the den, eyes at his paws. He had been wanting to speak to Sabela for a long time, but had been constantly postponing it over and over...
Now, after the exile.... and just after the morning in general, he knew that today was the idea, and that he could not put it off any longer.
"Sabela," Arroyo woofed, entering the den. "Sabela, I must speak with you."

[Sheera]

Sabela who had dozed off staring blindly at then wall awoke silently and rose to her feet, her back to Arroyo. She turned towards Arroyo to listen though she knew what he would say... and she would soon have to appoint a new deputy. She nodded to him.

[.Rabid Lycan.]

The Beta gazed thoughtfully at his paws, trying to find the right words… And at last, after all this time of short sentences and limited verbal communication, Arroyo summoned up the very words he had been searching for all along.
“This morning… this morning I rose before anybody else. Before anyone in the forest was awake. I decided to take a walk to a hill to think for a while… and I just sat there for a long, long time.”
Arroyo’s lips quivered in a sorrowful—yet content—smile. “I watched the sun rise, and I recall thinking to myself that I’ve never seen anything so beautiful like that in my entire life. Never.” He swallowed the tears that had been glistening in his eyes, for he had sworn that he had seen Siveria’s face among the sun-kissed dawn clouds.
“And it made me realize that things have changed. We’ve all changed. Eras are ending and beginning as we speak. And with these changes comes time…” Arroyo tore his gaze from his paws to lock eyes with Sabela’s. “I’m not a young wolf anymore, Sabela—physically and mentally. My mate is dead. My children are neophytes. Some of the seniors are even younger than me. So, it is with a heavy heart that I wish to retire… to live out the remainder of my days as a senior of the Siverian pack. As a proud senior.”
He paused.
“I’ve grown very tired… and I hope you understand why I need to resign from my rank.”

[Sheera]

Tears sparkled in her eyes and sadness engulfed her heart. She gazed straight into his eyes with glistening eyes that welled with tears. What he had said.. was what many said in their elder days. How he had said it was poetry. She took one step forward and touched noses with him. "If that is what you wish, dear Arroyo," she said with a bow.

[.Rabid Lycan.]

Arroyo sighed softly. "Thank you for understanding."
He slowly began backing out of the den, but stopped himself. He was thinking of his life, most of which he had spent serving his pack as their Beta. But now he realized how lucky he was... he had survived to enter this new era, this era where his children would now continue to live on and on through the rest of their days. And their children would enter a new era, and so forth...
And as he stood, he smiled. "I'll always be here if you need me, Sabela. I'll always be a beta at heart... But until my service is needed elsewhere, I think I'll rest for now." He exited the den, wistfully murmurming, "And maybe tomorrow I'll watch the sunrise."
He closed his eyes a final time as SilverMist Beta, and reopened them as a Siverian senior.

[Sheera]

Sabela watched as he exited then curled around and fell alseep. A long nights rest was good. That was what she needed after what seemed to be a long day.

[.Rabid Lycan.]

~The End~

(wow, short thread, but I think we got the point across...
....
dang, my bio for Arroyo was my first post on this site, and my first wolf....
He began as Proxy.
And now he's growing up XD)

[Sheera]

WooW

[Sivoncé™]

( *sigh* He's right up there will Siv...third, maybe fourth bio made on the site... =[ )