At last Chord found that he was nearing the lands of Abaven. The scent of a pack was strong and his family's standing out the clearest. He would draw closer to the borders though stop before he hit them, he may have been a relative though he still wasn't about to trespass though a surprise arrival into the centre of the pack lands certainly would have been worth it. The boy remained respectful though, would be a little better as well in case he ran into someone else before his brother or sisters. Head lifted to the sky and the boy let out a call for them all to join him, announcing that he was here and then smugly sitting down and awaiting the excited faces to join him. It'd been a while since he'd seen his sisters and even longer since he had seen Bass, it would be joyful for him too of course, though he couldn't help but wish he had a little more to share.

Finally there would be the familiar call of a male as she would smile in her wake, mismatched gems cheerful at the sight of the russet cloaked man. His verdant eyes were so clear now, and they had all grown. Yes. Finally he had come to join the pack, if that was the reason. "Chord!" She careened toward the male, skidding down the hill playfully. Her nose tipped to the air. No Bass yet. She had finally beaten him once. Her mismatched orbs calmed as she spoke. "What brings you here, brother?" Honestly, she didn't care about their game anymore, she really only wanted to see her brother again. This wouldn't count against their score, surely it wouldn't. It was family, and he was already one of them, right? Her coal-black nose found it's way to the male's neck, nuzzling him gently before backing up, mocha ears rising to see if the other two siblings residing in Abaven would come in.

Bass had just been at the calm part of the river, his tail trailing in the water. It was one of his rare lazy moments, everything had been caught up on and he had an off moment to simply be. That was, until a call rang out. His ears perked, the sound of the song sounded like one that he knew. Rising slowly to his paws, his head tilted as he tried to remember. Could it be...? No... It couldn't be. His head raised up as he began to trot, wondering if it could truly be Chord. The more and more the thought of it, the more his pace until he was racing to the edge of the border. Bass saw two pale shapes there as he raced up, but he paid no attention to Harmony. His golden gaze was locked on his brother, who he hadn't seen for so long. A yip came out of his maw as he raced right to his brother, not coming to a stop quick enough. But he didn't care, as his body slid and went to collide with Chord. Unless his brother stepped out of the way, they would most likely crash into each other. His tail wagged a thousand miles a minute, his nose thrusting into his brothers shoulder. "Oh Chord! I haven't seen you for so long!" He called, his whole form shaking as he greeted his brother. Finally, another male around who was related to him. He loved his sisters, don't get him wrong. But it was nice to see his brother again.

ooc: Motif of course can still join but just thought I'd reply to these two!

It wouldn't take too long for his family to begin appearing. It was Harmony that would arrive first, and Chord's face would break into a smile as the girl came charging towards him. "Heya Harm." He would greet, nuzzling back into the girl as she stopped before him. "I'd heard there could be some people worth seeing around here, any idea where they are?" He would grin as he teased his sister lightly. It wouldn't be long before a second of his siblings would come into view, the new alpha himself though with the lack of control as he came charging right into Chord's side surely made the pair seem more like pups once more. With little time to move, Chord would definitely be bowled over and his brother likely to join the heap on the floor. "Is this how you welcome everyone to your lands?" He would ask, attempting to get himself back up off of the ground. "If it is, I've got to say, some might not take it quite so well you big oaf." Of course the latter was hardly true, Chord was after all that little bit larger than his brother.

Her greetings would be replied to with his own salutations, nuzzling her back gently. She would plant a soft kiss on his cheek before the pale beast of their kin came charging down a slope. At his voice, she gave a chuckle, grinning back before her mocha cloaked frame would move back to make way for the brother barreling through. His voice was full of gladly spoken words, a voice only Bass owned. Playfully, she would swat at the boy's frantically wagging tail, before she would recede her playful attitude, padding back up to their kin, nuzzling him once more, before her sing-song voice would chime into the atmosphere, mismatched gems gazing directly at those of her brothers. "I'm glad to see you for the second time since we've been here in Alacrita. Motif is here as well."

Happiness and desire flooded her emotions, as thoughts would reel through her mind. 'Is Chord going to join us in Abaven? If he does, we can now be Abaven's Troublesome Squad.' At this thought, she gave a chuckle to her own self for the name, but it was unlikely the boys would agree with a silly name like that. Perhaps he would desire to be a messenger, so he would be able to travel to distant lands still, to satisfy his desires for adventure and exploration, or would he choose the path of a guard or healer? Time would only tell, it seemed. Her coal-stripped muzzle found it's way to her kin's neck, nuzzling him one last time before withdrawing herself.

"Speech"
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