Abscond we will not[Pack meeting]

The wolf who arrived after her was a familiar one and Jackson's scent would soon wash over her as he drew near. He'd greet her and she offered him a warm smile. "Hello Jackson." She greeted him before returning her focus to anyone else who was arriving. She could smell a child and an older male, they must have been new though, she didn't recognize their scents. Lourdes would come next and the girl heard the other woman padding over to them. She greeted both her and Jackson and Armai would once more smile softly at the other in greeting. "It's nice to see you too." She murmured. See was perhaps the wrong term, ironic really, but she used it nonetheless.

After that the last of the stragglers hurried in and Rivaxorous would start the meeting. Ears would prick forward with interest at his opening statement. Did that mean he was unhappy to see some of them as well? She listened as she chastised the lack of activity and how anyone in the lower ranks would need to pick it up. She'd been placed as a lower level healer since the day she'd arrived, so she was safe, but it didn't mean she was opposed to rising higher in the ranks either. While she was not like her father, complacency was not in her blood either and she'd inherited that much. Her intentions just happened to be different.

Riv would end his words by stating the the male, Ren, was not welcome in the pack anymore. She wasn't sure where the male was, but she'd barely smelled him around. She could smell him now at the meeting and a slow scowl tugged across her silver face. He'd been lacking in any duties, hadn't show up for any training or pack activities, and overall didn't seem like he was a good member at all. She couldn't blame Riv for wanting to kick him out. What good was someone who ate up all your food and did nothing in return?

And that's when all hell broke loose. Ears would flatten against her head as arguments arose. The first to spark it was Zephyra's sister and her nose would wrinkle in an irritated manner. For someone who had just reached adulthood she spoke and acted like an insolent little brat barely older than a child learning to wean itself from its mother's teat.

It may not have been fair to them, but the way Armai saw it, Riv's word was absolute. He was the alpha and his word was law. Without it the pack would descend into chaos if there was no proper guidance. Of course that's all this meeting would be was chaos. Her fur would bristle as a female spewed threats at their leader, but she made no move to intercept. With everyone here there were capable warriors to handle it in case Rivaxorous was in danger. To her own surprise though Zephyra herself turned on Riv. It seemed she hadn't known about this decision and had taken no part in it. What in the seven hells was going on?

Xephyris would rise and so would Lourdes and she'd listen as they tried to enforce Riv's law to get Ren to leave. To her own disappointment Riv himself would speak and tell them to stand down as he went back on what he'd said and offered to give Ren a chance to prove he wanted to be here. She felt for Zephyra and her siblings, but family or not you couldn't force someone to stay with you and a pack was a pack. If there was a weak link it would drag them all down.

Ren himself would finally speak and he spoke blatantly his disregard and feelings towards the pack. He only gave a rats ass about himself and she was honestly surprised he even cared for his siblings. If he truly cared about Zephyra and her happiness wouldn't he have tried to get along and be helpful and not piss off Riv? They were married. It was all so confusing and she didn't like a minute of it.

Others were leaving now. An ear would flick towards Jackson as he left and she then focused on picking out Riv's scent. She'd pause though as the brat's whiny voice would ring out once more and her lip would furl into a snarl. She spitted insults at their Alpha once more and a low growl rumbled within her throat. She wasn't violent by nature but it didn't mean she couldn't be riled up and this whole disaster had certainly done so. The child would leave and Armai would find Riv and paused near him.

"Let me offer you some words of advice. My father was not a nice creature, but he understood how things worked. He would have ripped anyone in half and raped their corpses if anyone would talk to him the way they disrespect you. Upset or not they have no right to do so. I'm not saying be cruel, but don't let the pack walk all over you either. The minute you do and they think they can get away with it then it's all over. You will be a joke and you will command no one's respect and demand no ones loyalties any longer. Be just, be fair, be merciful, but be unbending Rivaxorous. You are a leader. A good one at that. Don't let them ruin you." Her words were probably not wanted, but she gave them anyways. She'd never run a pack before but she had a good idea of how the world worked. If he wanted to remain in his position without being trampled on he'd fix the situation and fast.

-Exit Armai unless stopped-