"Frankly speaking, Commander Soraya is young and powerful. A great contrast to the Alpha King who is much older and doesn't even have an heir. Maybe you could consider becoming the Alpha of the pack," I heard someone say plainly. I whipped around in the direction of the voice which belonged to a young wolf, shocked that his suggestion was followed by supportive murmurs. "Silence!" I commanded. "Don't you ever say that again. The King is to be respected and…" I was cut off by a buzzing in my mind, and I paused to accept the mindlink. 'Soraya?' 'Beta Smith,' I recognized his voice immediately. 'I just finished with the aptitude tests for the new wolf warriors.' Let that be, for now. You are to head over to the council hall immediately. The Alpha King needs to see you about an important