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So  many thoughts were going off in her head, she didn't even know which one to follow. Serene had never been in a pack, so she had never been in a pack land. She wondered how many wolves lived in one area, what they did to make sure everyone was fed, how many healers they had working together. Were the lands they lived in more beautiful and plentiful then those without packs? She had so many questions, it almost made her head dizzy just thinking about all of them. But all train of thought came to an immediate stop when Malleus announced that he, like his cousin, was an Alpha.

Like a switch went off in her head, the fawn woman once again felt uneasy. She had never met an Alpha before, and had no idea what was the proper way to address them, if there was one. This whole time, he neglected to mention that he was one of the most important wolves in his family. She sat in silence and shock as he continued to plan out her trip to the Abraxas home, to meet others of his family, and to learn more about their Fallen God. Finally, she managed to find her voice, if just barely, to voice a concern. "I don't really know enough about pack life in general, so I couldn't blindly join a pack I also know very little about. But.." she paused, looking to the side as she thought about her next statement. "Maybe if I like it, and if they like me, maybe then I could consider joining. Is that okay, um, Alpha Malleus?"

The title sounded strange coming off her tongue, but perhaps that was the way wolves of lower ranking were suppose to address Alphas? She didn't know, and she felt quite embarrassed by not knowing. Nevertheless, the conversation continued, and despite the turning feeling in her stomach, Serene managed to pay close attention to the directions given to her. Surely the blonde fae could find her way back to this strange rock, and from there she simply had to head West, past whatever was in the Boneyard. Hopefully, it sounded more scary than it actually was, but at this point in her life, Serene had come to accept that there were some horrors in this world. She nodded her head, happy with the directions given. "Sounds good to me. I best be off then, so I can make it back down here before you forget about me. I'll call for you when I'm there, okay?"

The fawn woman bowed her head before turning to leave. I'll call you? Really Serene? She shook her head at her own words as she wove her way out of the coorridors of the strange stone walls and back towards the Northern lands of the Weeping Wood. There she would meet face to face with her own Gods as she performed her mother's Afterlife ceremony. Hopefully it would be a quick success, and Serene could make her journey back down to the Empire to learn all she could from Malleus and his family.

--EXIT Serene--