' He shifted positions,
trying to lessen the discomfort in the small of his back.
'For Kamela, I believe her tragedy was two-fold. First, if I read
the signs right---I knew something of the pack before the coming of the
Changed One---I believe that Akar was her first love. He had chosen her
to be his mate, and she him.
'But the pack must be ruled by a single master, and that master,
Akar's brother, had also chosen her. There are many things a leader
must consider, and emotion is not the first concern of wolves. Shaezar
claimed her, and she yielded to his will.
'Akar could not, would not cross his brother, but he was deeply hurt.
In bitterness he left the pack for a time, and it was then that Shar-hai
made his move. He killed Shaezar, fairly or unfairly, and took his
place as leader. For Akar the result was true banishment, and
unforgiving self-reproach. For Kamela..... Shar-hai must have made her
life a living Hell. You have seen the long scar on her underside.'
'NO.' She spoke truly.
'She did her best to hide it..... I believe that she was brutally
raped, probably more than once. Also, it is very rare to have only one
cub. I think that Shar-hai and his guard must have killed the others.
He let Alaska live because she was no threat to him, and might provide
further amusement.
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