The Dragon Keeper "Controversial?" Hobb and sexuality. *Major Spoilers up to RWC!

[maulkin]

OK, I am going out on a limb here (I am certainly no expert on wolf psychology!) but it seems to me that a lone wolf would not consider itself to be a pack leader. Lone wolves typically do not hold territories but skulk on the margins of territories held by wolf packs. If a lone wolf finds a mate and manages to establish a new territory then it could become an alpha wolf but, until then, it is merely an outcast.

Fitz never accepts the role of "pack leader", even when it is available. He consistently relinquishes his mates (and even his offspring) to others and turns down positions of leadership when they are offered. In fact, this seems to be one of Fitz's key traits; he never defends his own position as a potential husband, father or king. Fitz's position flips between that of a beta wolf and a lone wolf but he is never an alpha.