Elizabeth and James turned to Selene, stunned at her words.
James realized he had never made the distinction. Most of the packs surrounding him had been aware that he had chosen a future Luna, but as Katrina was not Luna yet, she had still not been introduced as such.
And here he was, introducing a she-wolf to them on a humanitarian mission. Sometimes, the Lunas accompanied the Alpha's on diplomatic missions. It didn't matter much for the sake of safety to keep the Luna at home. If the Alpha was killed, the next Alpha to ascend would have a different Luna by his side, and the old one would be driven out, or absorbed as a servant into the pack.
It was a very natural assumption that Elizabeth was Luna. It was one he would have made, had the circumstances been different.
Still, it needed
