Those who do not fit into the raid, or are not healers (aka. Young, and the old) come here to post and interact with one another and to keep the children protected during the raid.

His mother had gone away, out for a nightly stroll. Chasm was still processing things she had told him, the real truth about how his siblings came to be. The horror behind their conception and he didn't know how to feel. He didn't feel any different towards his siblings, but the anger that bubbled beneath the surface at the man who hurt his mother. He had sat by the mouth of the den staring into the darkness and staying awake until his mother's return. Inside the den Bones would have been watching the kids and making sure they all behaved until they fell asleep. The night was quiet and vary peaceful. He sat like a stone with his eyes and ears alert internally anxious for his mother's return.

Not that it was his mother's fault, but he now had another worry to add to his growing bank. He was worried about another male harming his mother. More then likely she was on pack lands which she would be safe, but he still stewed about what could happen to her. There was plenty of things that could happen and it was making him more anxious for her return. Then his attention snapped as the howl from his mother rang through the territory. Quickly he stood, nails digging into the earth, but soon a pack mates howl rang through the territory, backing his mother up and making him feel better. He settled back down, but soon he was on his feet again as Regulus' call boomed over the territory.

Now it was a real problem, he knew his mother had help, but he had to move his siblings and gather with the remaining pack for protection. Spinning around he dashed into the den getting to Bones and his siblings. Stopping within the big part of the den, the sleeping area he looked to his companion before looking to his siblings. His expression remained neutral so that he wouldn't worry his siblings anymore then they could possibly be already.

"Alright everyone we are going on a little field trip to the main den structure for a little tour," he said with a wag of his tail. "Fallow me and Bones stay at the back and help anyone who needs it."

He waited till everyone was ready before leading them out of the den and deeper into the plains. He was looking for a wooded hill where the Cave system would be. This is where they needed to go to gather with the others and to be safe until things settled. It didn't take long for him to find it and he took them inside to explore and to play.

"Now you can look around, explore, and play. No bedtime yet," he said with a smile.

Once they settled he headed back outside and barked letting others know that they were here. He knew of the white wolf with the blind wolf had pups and didn't know if they would join them or not.

She was quiet tonight, a rarity. She curled with bones close and chasm close as well but she had better hearing than what they thought. When marina left she sat up, ears perking and her head following the sounds until she could no longer hear her mother. Then she was swiveling her ears to catch chasm in them. Of course once she caught the slightest hint of him her milky eyes turned in his direction. Something was up. Chasm and Marina had left together at one point and now chasm smelled like he was anxious. Was it her fault? Were they trying to figure out what to do with her since she was so small and blind? Or was it that she wasn't fully a girl? it was puzzling to her. Then chasm moved and she was back to following the sounds with her head. He was leaving, but bones wasn't? Her ears went back. A hint of worry crossed her face.

She was the thinker. She could think alot about what was going on, but she knew she would just have to talk to them about it. Though to do that meant she had to loose Nova, she would make them regret whatever decision they had to make.

It was then the first howl sounded. She sprang up, alarm in her posture. That was her momma and she sounded like she was in trouble. Then another howl joined her momma's. a whine came from her. Something wasn't okay. They needed help! She tilted her head back and added her own to theirs just as Regulus gave a howl. She was not okay with this! Nova! nova needed to go protect momma like she did Argus.

As chasm entered again and spoke she was already working her nose to find Nova. "Nova! Momma needs help!" With the short shouts she was then bounding to be at Chasm's left hip as he lead her away. It was the only way to get Nova to go where she was needed most she knew. There was worry all over her though as Chasm lead them where he did. Even as he stopped she did as well. Though she could hear it, faintly but she could still hear it. His words she heard but looking around just wasn't in her abilities and neither was exploring really. She didn't want to play either. Instead she turned in the direction the faint noises were coming from and took a step before closing her eyes.

Her ears perked and she tilted her chin down. She fell completely silent as she focused. No scents of her mother, no sounds of her approach. Though there it was, growls and snarls. She opened her eyes with a start and aimed to press into chasm's side as she sat. Though if it was his she only hoped."There's monsters 'asm. Why are they here? Why is momma there?"Her voice was hushed. Then he was gone and she let out a whine for him. Was he leaving them here too? Then there were more howls, and her ears pressed to the sides. She felt helpless, she hated this feeling too. She couldn't help anyone. She couldn't hunt like Chasm or fight with her siblings because she couldn't see their attacks coming. She was a runt and weak. She should leave, she knew, that way Nova and Chasm didn't have to take care of her forever. Her eyes glassed over with this truth. She was a hindrance to her family. This monster attack was shedding light on it finally for her.

Nova had been sleeping peacefully until her ears twitched at the sounds of howls that dragged her from her sleep. The rainbow marked child stirred, blinking her bright red eyes open slowly. Then she felt Argus nuzzling her, nosing her awake. Mom was in trouble? What? At this Nova leapt to her paws, though mindful of where her smaller sibling was. She looked around to discover that Marina wasn’t back yet and Chasm was busy trying to rose her other siblings. What was going on…?

Nova followed her siblings silently, all least until they arrived where Chasm wanted them. But she didn’t play either. Instead she watched, listened. She could make out the distant sounds of the fighting too, snarls on the wind… and she pinned her ears back. She heard Argus talking to Chasm, and slowly Nova made her way over to her sister, giving a gentle, reassuring smile and a small lick to her cheek.

“Mama is with the monsters… she said there are monsters in the world, and if they ever showed up here she’d go fight ‘em. That’s why.” Nova spoke matter-of-factly. “Mama is good and the monsters are bad. Good always beats the bad, so she’ll be fine. Mr. Regulus called too, remember? Other wolves of Celestial too.” She gently pressed into her smaller sibling’s side. “Mama would want us to stay here. We’re too little… but…” Nova twitched her ears thoughtfully.

“I wanna stay here and wait for her. I believe in Mama.” The femme said softly. “...and imagine if any of the monsters got us? Mama would be so upset… and angry…” She wasn’t sure which emotion would overcome their mother more. She just knew it wouldn’t be pretty.

Adore grumpily woke up when there were suddenly loud howls and noise everywhere. She barely opened her eyes, considering ignoring Chasm's directions and going back to sleep, but it seemed something was wrong and decided it was better to just go along with it for now. She hung back behind her siblings and kept up a brave, disinterested face as the sound of howls and snarls and all sorts of fighting noises reached them. She wondered what was going on, but Chasm had them in such a hurry that she didn't want to ask. Whatever it was it must be dangerous. She trudged along, silently wishing they could still be in the den napping, until they finally reached the big, main den area that Chasm said they were taking a "field trip" to.

She looked up at Chasm as he instructed them to go and explore and play, which sounded like a pretty good plan in her opinion, but when she looked at Nova and Argus it was pretty clear that her sisters weren't having any of it. She sighed and padded a little further into the cave system, sniffing around the edge of the living space curiously while secretly keeping an ear turned toward the entrance to listen for anyone else joining them... and the fighting going on in the distance. Of course their momma would be fine, right? She was way tougher than any "monsters" out there, as Argus seemed to believe they were. Sounded a lot more like other wolves to her, but she took everything her sibling said with a grain of salt.

Kalliope let Etain take the lead and followed along to quickly make their way to the main cave area in the middle of the plains. As soon as she heard the howls she knew she had to herself and Etain out of the way to safety. A call for healers made her pause and reconsider, but she knew all too well that she could very well walk into the fighting on accident. No, it was better to be here with Etain and the other children or elderly that might come here. If nothing else maybe she could help anyone that made their way here after they were initially treated closer to the battle. Normally she would find her own way to the main den, but there was no time to waste and she knew Etain's eyes would get them there more quickly than her scenting and feeling would. It seemed that several wolves had gathered there already, mostly pups from the smell of them. She breathed a soft sigh of relief that they had made it without trouble, but in the back of her mind she worried for Castiel. Would be come here as well or would he fight? She already knew the answer to that. Kalliope's ears flicked and she tried to ignore the sounds of fighting that were starting to filter in on the breeze. "Go on and get settled inside, sweetie," she told her daughter softly, walking inside herself after a moment. However, she caught the scent of the young wolf that she had heard talking at the last pack meeting and she paused, glancing in the pup's direction. The child's scent was a confusing one, but she tried not to linger on that. If the pup was indeed blind like she suspected... She made her way over to the pup, realizing as she got closer that there were a pair of them, one definitely a girl and the other something in between. She overheard one saying something about staying here and waiting for their mother so she wouldn't be angry and Kalliope smiled a little. "Hello there," she said gently. Of course she knew this would be a stressful time for the two of them, but perhaps she could offer a little distraction. "I'm Kalliope. I talked to your momma briefly at the last big meeting. What are your names?" "Talk" "You" Think

ooc: if anyone else comes in and wants to join Adore and Etain on a little adventure or hide and seek in the caverns feel free! Etain hurried through the plains, following her mother's general directions toward this big den place that they were apparently supposed to go. She kept glancing worriedly back over her shoulder toward where the loud howls and stuff were and she kept wondering if something was going to jump out at them or something like that. She had no idea what was going on and she was afraid to ask. Luckily it didn't take long for them to get where they were going and when they arrived she saw the rainbow-colored family that she had seen her mother talk to briefly at the meeting. She walked inside, looking for a moment toward her mother as she went to go talk to a couple of the pups. Well... Maybe she can go make some new friends too. She spotted one of the younger, brightly colored girls off by herself and Etain hopped toward her with a little smile. Maybe a game would help make the time pass? "Hey, you wanna play hide and seek or something? I'm Etain." "Talk" "You" Think

Enrico... Mask... he did need to start thinking of himself in the name he gave to others... was woken from his sleep by the first of the urgent howls ringing across the territories. He came awake all at once with no foggy sleep clouding his mind, a habit he had long been in, and waited with ears pricked to see what had woken him. A very short time later more howls rose, telling the story. He too, rose, uncurling from his hollow beneath a shrub brush. He had never been in the habit of digging a den, not like most wolves here, so he found himself more in tune with his surroundings than those ensconced beneath the insulating ground. A handy thing, when you were running for your life, bit just as well to keep it so now. For a moment he considered going to answer the call - surely those in the raid would be rewarded with rank and accolades, and that spoke well to his ambition - but a beat later he rejected the idea. He was not a soldier, to confront the enemies of the pack face to face. There were enough of those already. No, he was an ambush hunter, a knife blade in the darkness, and showing himself to a clear enemy needlessly would do no good for his future endeavors. Besides, there were many in the pack who were too young and infirm to protect themselves, and his presence as a guardian would allow more of the pack's fighters to answer the call to battle. So he turned his nose instead to Regulus' communal den system, where the noncombatants would surely gather. As he stepped within the ravine he studied it coolly, having never been there. Yes, the mouth of the den there would allow one or two wolves to easily hold off attackers if it came to it. This would do well. Which was good, he discovered as he ducked into the cave system, because he was the only fully adult wolf there capable of defending. Of the adults, there were two yearlings and a blind mother, and one of those yearlings was crippled.  He would be in for a grim fight of it if any enemies slipped around the warriors to find this cave system.

Of course, he didn't want to be here. It was a bit scary, daunting even as the mute pup quietly followed his elder brother to where ever they were going. The main den or something. Ochitsu could hear the fighting from afar. Is that why they were being herded here, where his mother was. Regardless he simply hoped for everyone's safety even if he didn't know the details of what really was going on. All he cared about was being close to his family. As such he stuck close to Chasm, his light eyes looking at his siblings as he sat down on his paws and curled his tail around his body. The boy hadn't spoken a word since he was born, thus he was simply the mute boy that his family knew. There were faces he didn't know here, he could have glanced at the meeting but right now everyone was so close he was finally getting a closer look at them all.

He was very displeased at having been woken up to go somewhere else. He hated being around others, and the thought of being taken somewhere with a bunch of others he didn't know made him fume. He could hear the echoes of snarls and growling in the distance, though he didn't really care to ask what was going on. He quietly followed Chasm with a huff, stomping his feet and lashing his tail to indicate his displeasure. His other siblings were going too, and he was irritated that he couldn't get away from them. Sleep was the only time he really had time to himself and wasn't bothered by their weirdness. Ah well, he guessed it couldn't be helped for now...

When Chasm told them they could play, he just sat his rump heavily on the ground and stared at him with a grumpy face. "Why we gotta come here? I don't wanna play with them, I wanna sleep!" He complained, voice cross as he pouted.

He waited outside for a few moments, his ears pinned forward taking in the sounds in the distance. He was on edge still, but he had to calm down, he didn't want his siblings getting all worked up. Already two of his sisters were on edge Argus had been asking questions and he hadn't answered her before he scooted on out of the den. He was worried about his mother, she was still healing from being attacked the last time and the last thing he wanted was to loose her. If he did, how would he care for his siblings? How would he properly raise them. The thoughts swirling in his mind made him pace back and forth like a caged tiger. Nose wrinkling as he tried not to focus on his thoughts, but how could he stop them? It wasn't until Bones came out to join him was his attention drawn away from his thoughts and current emotions. He gave a quiet nod to the creature before slipping back into the den. Bones would remain on watch allowing Chasm to be with his siblings.

First the male went over to his two sisters, his tail giving a gentle wag before he lowered his nose to gently nudge Argus, then Nova.

"Mom is there to protect the pack and to protect us. I don't know why they are here, but it is best we all stay here and wait for her return. She will be fine, I'm sure of it," His voice was soft, his attempt at trying to comfort the girls as much as he could.

He did feel guilty by telling a white lie to his sisters, because honestly his mind was questioning if his mother would return to them. Not that he doubted her capabilities as a fighter, but his anxiety was leading him to think of the worse type of outcome. Lifting his head he looked around for the others. He moved away from the two girls just as Bones left out a small scream to let Chasm know someone was coming. Chasm looked to the entrance to see the blind healer and one of her children.

Kalliope went over to Argus and Nova and began chatting while her daughter moved over to Adore. His eyes looked around for his other siblings to check and see how they were doing. Again Bones gave out a scream to let him know another was approaching and again it was a fellow pack mate, an older male that would surely be able to help protect his siblings. He found Ochi and moved over to lay beside his younger brother while he looked at Az to see him still pouting.

"Az you can still sleep if you like, you don't have to play, come curl up to me if you like," again his voice was quiet.

Rasiel had debated long enough on what she was going to do. She didn’t doubt that her brothers were going to be present at the frontlines, along with the rainbow woman, Marina and others… so she figured it’d be best for her to help guard the youth of the pack… help pick up after the mess. There was little doubt in her mind that they young of the pack had to protected… as well as wolves like Kalliope who couldn’t fight. But Rasiel still looked up to the woman… and could understand why her uncle respected her so. She was a good mother, though it was understandable her recent hardships… Two of her sons were missing… Rasiel shook her head.

A lot had been on Rassie’s mind lately, and the young femme arrived at the den to find a bodyguard standing before the den that shrieked upon seeing her. Apparently he recognized her scent, she supposed, since he didn’t try to attack her. Rasiel dipped her head to the creature, recalling having seen him at the meeting. It was a companion of Marina’s oldest child, right? Rasiel dismissed the thought, pausing to scent the area as she entered. There were only two other adults here… but certainly they were capable if anyone happened to slip past the main raid area, right? She glanced towards the young ones, seeing Kalli with two of them, Etain with another, and Chasm lying with his brothers. Mask was there too of course, but not really interacting, and after a moment of debate Rassie headed over to Adore and her cousin.

“Hey Etain~” Her voice was light, her gaze flicking to the rainbow girl after. “Don’t think I got your friend’s name. I’m Rasiel. Who’re you? What’cha guys doing?” The pudgy girl lowered her face down to the pup.