RETH
"Behryn said he told you that I want him to resign as Captain so we can move back to the outskirts together and he isn't required in the City," Hollhye said.
Reth nodded once, the simple statement a pang in his belly.
"Well, he also explained to me what's going on with the bears, and what's happened for you an Elia these last few days, and the Elders are having to deal with a lot of people in an uproar about Elia—no pun intended."
Reth's head spun. Perhaps he wasn't quite as close to healed as he'd thought. "I'm sorry, what uproar?"
"The people are… very excited about Elia," Behryn said dryly. "The elders have had to ban them from the royal meadow because they were coming in numbers to see her."
Reth blinked. "When?"
"Over the past few days—every day, since she shifted."
"But… the wolf she killed—"