The Silence Is Deafening [Pack Meeting]
Deadline for First Round: May 14th
Those that do not attend, and have no Absence or Scarcity posted in the appropriate thread will be met with consequences.
Surreal Adravendi |
She was feeling somewhat better now. Enough that Kavdaya had nodded grudgingly when she had noted that it was time to call a pack meeting and fill in the wolves that still called Celestial home on what was happening, and to usher them, again, to make an effort. So it was with great deliberation that she marched – waddled – out of the den, Kavdaya sticking closely to her side with some concern in those amethyst flecked sapphire eyes, and made the trek to the Boulder.
She stopped at the base and eyed the jump that she usually would have taken with such ease. “I suppose I’m too heavy to leap gracefully up there, eh?” she joked, then hopped her front paws up, stubbornly refusing to allow such a thing as illness and heavy pregnancy to sway her from her destination. She could feel Kavdaya rolling her eyes with affectionate exasperation before the snowy healer got a shoulder under her rump and heaved the Archangel onto the boulder.
Surreal coughed lightly, turning to stare out at the clear area, before tilting her muzzle to the sky and letting a howl roll free. It was every bit as demanding to obedience as it usually was, and it left no options to stay in the den, or ignore it. She had words for her pack, and news.
Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Hear" ---- Think |
Surreal's family is allowed to crash any thread she is in, regardless of it being private or not.
Regulus Anatolii Adravendi |
Finally. It was with some relief that Regulus padded into the main chamber ofthe den's cave. The muzziness in his head was clear, he could breathe, and - best of all - he wasn't sneezing, coughing, battling a runny nose or bleary eyes, and he was free of the den. Free to get back to work patrolling, seeking out prospective new members to fill out their ranks, and strecth his legs. Mother, however...
Regulus was finishing off a patrol when his mother’s voice rang out, a demanding howl to the pack. He was whirling on his hocks and launching toward her voice before he had a truly conscious thought beyond ‘Oh, hey, she’s out of the den’. When your mother yelled that way, you did not keep her waiting. So he was stretching out in great bounding leaps to double-time it to the meeting. He was… first! Except for his cousin Kavdaya, of course.
He nodded quickly to his mother, vaulting up beside her and taking his seat as the Heir, Cinder popping out of the bushes and hopping up to sit between his paws. As Kavdaya took her seat as the Master Healer, to the right at the base of the boulder, he looked out at the bare space ahead. Who was going to be first after him?
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Kavdaya Of The Nomads |
To say the Master Healer of Celestial was pleased that her cousin and Archangel was out of the den, so close to birthing, and not at her full health, was to tell a lie. Kavdaya was silently disapproving as she hovered by Surreal's side all the way to the boulder. However, as the heavily pregnant alpha considered the boulder, the snowy pelted healer couldn't repress the little smile and the roll of her eyes as she relented and got her shoulder under her cousin's butt and heaved. She was taking her place when Regulus came streaking up, his mothers strident call clearly having an effect on the titan of a wolf.
She kept her eyes forward, but her nmind was on her stock, and the illnesses going around. She wasn't sure if Celestial had contracted the illness she was hearing of, but she hoped not. Her mind was also on Surreal, and the heavy belly. This was a larger litter, it seemed, and they all felt healthy, kicking and squirming with vigor. Hopefully, Surreal being ill wouldn't affect the health of the litter. The silence of the pack was unnerving as well. They would just have to see.
Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Hear" ---- Think |
Her final trip she had made it to the entrance of her den before the older, wiser female's call rang out. It made her step and swing her head into the direction of the call, a wag of her tail as she smiled. Her first pack meeting! She contained herself and gently placed the remaining bedding on the ground before swinging around and moving at a fast pace towards the call. It hadn't taken her long at all before the meeting place had come into view with the heavily pregnant Surreal on a large stone, her son Regulus at her side, and a third wolf that she had not met yet. Tail wagging in a quiet, yet friendly greeting she moved towards the three and took a seat where she could easily see all three of them. The young female dipped her head in respect to Surreal, then to Regulus, and to the third wolf even though she had no clue what her rank was. Eagerly she waited until the pack would gather, curious as to what other strange faces she would see. How many of her distant family were actually in this pack? And where on earth was her younger brother?
Upon her arrival her eyes first found the lack of wolves gathered around the leader. Where was Miksa? Where were the two she had hunted with - Creed and Faite? No, maybe she had arrived early and they were still making their way over. Her bicoloured eyes momentarily found the weakened form of Surreal, appearing sick and pregnant. Oh. Oh, okay. This changed everything. She gave the silver-furred woman a dip of her head, perhaps with a little uncertainty, and seated herself not too far away from the unfamiliar female.
Creed was not meant to be running late. Still he'd been a rather busy wolf lately. He'd only recently made it back from Donostrea's old lands and the news didn't bode well for anyone. Surreal wouldn't be happy to know that the pack had just upped and vanished. What was worse was that he had to tell Locha about it. He couldn't imagine the blue marked Elementas woman would be too pleased to hear about her family. Still he had decided that he would tell her once she showed signs of feeling better. He didn't want to overwhelm her with stress. It seemed Surreal was feeling better as a call rang out, rather demanding, as she called for the rest of the pack. Most signs of her cold seemed to be gone and a smile tugged at his lips. He was glad she was feeling more up to things now. It never was any good when an Alpha was sick and then pregnant to top it all off. He arrived not too long after Varda did. He slowed for a moment and in his pause he glanced around. Kavdaya was there, Regulus, Varda, Surreal, and then a strange female he hadn't seen before. She seemed to resemble the rest of Surreal's family in a way and he couldn't help but wonder if they were related. His gaze didn't linger on the rest of them for long as he briefly wondered where on earth was was supposed to be sitting. Rightfully he probably should have claimed a seat up by Surreal and Regulus, but it wasn't in his nature to be prideful. So instead he padded over to Varda and the unknown female and took a seat near their only hunter. He offered her a smile in greeting before returning his gaze towards the Archangel. Walk, "Talk" Think |
A groan rumbled past his lips as he shifted in his den as something woke him up. What on earth? It had clearly been a howl. Slowly he rose to a sitting position and shook his head free of the fog of sleep that had claimed him earlier. An ear flicked towards where the summons had come from and he blinked sleepily for a moment. That had been Surreal. A yawn slipped free and he stretched out, much like a cat, as he tried to arouse himself. He and Acapella hadn't been here for long but already the behemoth had found a den in the plains large enough for him to stretch out comfortably and have some room to spare. While finding a den was easy finding someone who could train him probably wouldn't be so simple. He wasn't terribly happy about being placed as an apprentice, but he knew there's wasn't much he could do to change it. A little grumbling about it here and there was probably all he'd do, but he meant well by it. He was more than eager to prove his worth. He supposed to best way to start was not being late to a meeting. With one more stretch to wake himself up he trotted from his den towards the unfamiliar meeting place. Others were already there, most of them unfamiliar, but he offered a smile and a nod of his head towards Surreal, Regulus, and Kavdaya before he moved towards the opposite side of his sister and then shoulder bumped her with a grin. It seemed like he hadn't missed anything quite yet. Walk, "Talk" Think |