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~Fear suddenly sunk its claws into Mudskipper's heart as she trailed in after River. Bracken is Alpha's mate, for Sirius's sake!!! She settled down into a sit within the shadowed Leaders' Den, her fur on edge. She could have you banished for voicing a suspicion of her mate. "Alpha," she began slowly, her tail still and stiffened, "have you any suspicion on who could've been the culprit for Beta's attempted assassination?" But I know.~
River straightened. "Do you have an accusation?", she said quietly, dread slowly filling her up. "Remember whatever you say will be confidential, between you and me, no one else will know go on." ~Mudskipper looked at her paws, her courage threatening to drain right out of her heart. "Alpha...." She trailed off, miserably scoring a claw in the dirt. With an intake of resolved breath, she straightened up, but didn't meet River in the eye. "I think Bracken did it."
"I saw him meeting with two coyotes on the border today."~ River looked at Mudskipper. "That may be a valid accusation." She forced her fur to lie flat. "He has been jealous of Stream's rank for a long time. Bring him into my den, I would like to discus this with both of you." (This is going to be so intense!)
~Mudskipper shrank back against the den wall, then pulled away in annoyance at her terror of Bracken. "Thank you, Alpha," she murmured with relieved gratitude, her paws already working into the ground and ready to run. "I'll go fetch him right now." She whirled on her paws and lunged into a thrumming sprint for the border, ignoring the fear of Bracken that pulsed through her veins.~ Bracken sat beside the border, flicking his tail across the pebbles. He looked up in alarm as he heard Mudskipper clambering through the bushes he tensed. "Who's there?" ~Mudskipper forged her way through the brambles and was tempted to bolt in the opposite direction as Bracken came into view. She stiffened her legs and strode forward with feigned confidence. "Alpha wants to see you," she woofed, completely calm and unperturbed, choosing to ignore the blatant coyote scent that lingered everywhere.~
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"Alpha!" Bracken seemed surprised for a seconed. "Very well", he leaped over a fallen tree and followed Mudskipper throufgh the forest.