The aftermath of everything was very devastated. It could be said that they lost seventy percent of the population of the shifters. It was a massive lost for them and dangerous period of time if another continent tried to invade their land.
Even more when they didn't have a king, a leader to guide them through this whole ordeal, therefore a new reign had to be built immediately.
And at time like this, it went without question that Cane and Iris were the only people that suit the role. There was no discussion or debate about it. They acknowledged them naturally.
Cane was a royal family to begin with, he had royal bloodline that one couldn't dispute. During all this time, he had proved himself that the role as the sovereign was something that he was born with.
Meanwhile, Iris was a perfect mate for him, a queen with a strong magic ability, someone that you couldn't take lightly.