ooc;;  any wolves who wish to participate in the festival hunt, post here!  this is happening concurrent to the gathering being continued in the main thread and the pup thread.  nat will sort of be wandering back and forth, so anyone can feel free to get the hunt moving!!



Natalya stepped aside, a break from her greetings, and seated herself beside the water.  She raised her nose to the air and inhaled deeply, seeking out the scents of any prey nearby.  There was plenty in the area, something she was sure of, but without eyes she wasn't of much use.  Hunting was one thing she struggled with to a substantial degree, due to her lack of familiarity with the sizes and shapes of different prey.  She barked loudly, a call to any of those who wished to be a part of catching what would be their dinner later, and what would surely feed her family for many days to come.  "Anyone who wishes to assist in the hunt for the feast, please gather here and discuss a plan now.  I will stay and listen in a bit before returning to the gathering.  Please, do your best to catch as much food as possible.  There are many mouths to feed!"  She smiled politely before moving out of the way, leaving plenty of space for those joining to mingle and strategize.

Drashiel broke from conversation at Natalya's howl.  Hmm… it seemed like this party was about to really get started.  The soon to be Regium King moved to stand before the older woman.  It seemed they'd be organizing a hunt for the feast and she was absolutely right there were a lot of mouths to feed.  If they were in the far north a musk oxen would work but that was clearly not an option here.  Hmmm… what prey did they usually hunt down here?  Deer?  Bison? "Lady Natalya, I'd be interested in helping hunt down prey though I have to ask, what are the typical prey of this area?" "Speech"

The first to join her side meeting was Drashiel, the king of one of the newer packs. She greeted him with a nod and a smile and listened patiently to his question as she waited for the others. Typically, Natalya didn't spend much time in this area, but she had sent Poe prior to the festival to scout it for her. She knew that the land was easy to navigate and that the prey was large and plentiful.

"Here, typical large prey are bison and pronghorns. Hopefully we will be able to track down and take one or two of those for tonight, since we have many mouths to feed. I just hope that enough of our guests are interested in aiding in the hunt." She smiled again at the male who joined her before turning her nose back toward the gathering. "Thank you for joining me so quickly, Drashiel. I am glad that you were able to attend our festival."

She would hear the call and had wished to eagerly respond, but she felt odd not arriving with out Bass. She'd found herself looking for him, not having much luck in the end. Too much time would be taken in looking for her alpha brother, so she'd finally turn herself towards where she should have already gathered.

With little effort her lithe frame would appear before the previously gathered wolves. Natalya, the woman who's invited them all here, and another she'd not caught the name of. Though she did recognize him slightly as having been talking to Valentine when she arrived at the previous meeting. Respectfully she would nod her head to each in turn, not realizing the Olympus wolf probably did not catch the visual greeting. Still she would introduce herself. "I'm here for.. the hunt?" Though she wasn't sure as there were only three wolves here including herself. It seemed the feast might be a rather sad one.

Freya had been wary, wanting to approach her aunt and yet all too aware of her alpha’s gaze. They were to play nice but that didn’t necessarily mean that Cataleya would approve of her healer being so comfortable with the woman she seemed to hate. So instead the golden babe would mingle awkwardly, exchanging uncomfortable nods and acknowledgments for the few family members gathered. So when the black woman that had called the gathering together summoned those interested in hunting to her side the tiny girl was more than eager to join them. Briliant Emeralds scanned the two other wolves that had gathered. "I’m a bit more adept with herbs than hunting but it’s looking like you could use all the help you could get." She spoke, voice soft but somewhat amused.  "Speech"