Serenity perked her ears and looked over to her son. "Hello there." she said and observed his facial expressions. Seeing him leave with a scoff, she knew exactly what he was thinking. Serenity will not let him keep thinking like that, it just wasn't right. With a stern attitude, she followed him. Approaching him, she flicked her tail, "Mato, I know what you're thinking, but its not that way. See, son... There's things you have to understand if your ever going to become an alpha. I did love your father, okay?! But its not the packs fault that he died, its nobodies fault. The alpha always has to maintain strong and overcome the worst things." she said, feeling near the point that she was about to break down and cry, but not here, not now, not ever. Sighing, she looked back at Mato in the eye, "If your ever going to become an alpha, you need to know how to come across things and make sacrifices. If that's not what your planning to go through, maybe it's not the best thing for you to become." she said, and with that, she walked off. She couldn't really force Mato to understand, because he hasn't walked through her steps yet. Plus, he wasn't in the condition to understand anyway. She returned with the pups and sat down, exhaling deeply. If the pack was going to survive, the leader must be strong. Although, the ceremony will still be held. Her only question is, how did Howl die? Why did he leave in the first place?