Let's Kill Batman [MEETING]
09-09-2018, 09:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-09-2018, 12:24 PM by Malleus.)
Malleus watched his packmates as Ashiel spoke. As it had the first time he'd heard it, the vision filled him with a sense of urgency. He wondered, as he watched the faces around him, if they felt as he did. "We are the forest," he said firmly. If they were the forest - and he was convinced they were - then they were in danger. Ashiel's vision, the flood, it was a warning, a shot across the bow. He'd thought long and hard about Ashiel's vision, about what the fallen god could be trying to tell him. Malleus had rolled the god's words over and over in his head trying to understand them. 'A bitter taste on the tongue' he'd said. Finally it had clicked. "I believe the Fallen God has seen us, has watched us closely in these lands, and is displeased with the direction we are heading. After much thought it occurred to me that we are changing, falling away from the ways that carried our forefathers to splendorous heights." Malleus paused to look down at his children. He was making these changes for their generation. It wasn't too late to save them. They, the adults, needed to weed out the weak and raise up the strong; to uproot the dead trees so that when the fire came there would be no deadwood to burn. He'd seen forest fires. The fire would start with the deadwood, but if it was packed around a living tree like a pyre around a witch, the tree often fell victim to the flames. He wouldn't allow that to happen to his people. "We must return to the old ways. I believe we've gone lax in enforcing the laws that enabled my grandfather to spread the Abraxas name across our homeland." (((OOC: I have updated the rules on our pack page. Please check them out here (<--- invisible link) and for simplicity's sake pretend Malleus is explaining them right here.))) "We must choose who walks among us with care. Our future depends on it." "To that end, I'd like to make it clear that those of you who have taken refuge here are welcome to stay - permanently." His gaze went to Shilah and Seiran. Without their mother to look after and teach them, the young Abraxas were at a disadvantage. Unlike the Aurum adults, Malleus was going to insist the pups stay until Razi came to claim them. To the members of Risen, he said, "There are two pups here, Shilah and Seiran, Razi's children, who will need someone to look after them until their mother returns. Who here will take that responsibility? I'm going to give you all a few minutes to think on that." "I know this is a lot, but there are a few more things that need to be addressed and then you all will get a chance to speak." He paused to consider his next words, then finally said, "We would be fools not to heed Ashiel's message; we must correct our course before it is too late." Once again Malleus looked around at those gathered. "I will be expecting more from you from this day on. We need to hold each other accountable, to strive to reach our full potential, and we can't do that alone. I'll need your wisdom to guide me; I'm not immune to slothfulness and pride, so I expect you to hold me accountable because," he said with a smile, "You can count on me doing the same to you." (((OOC: there are new rank requirements! Check them out (another invisible link -->) here.))) "I am not infallible and so in the spirit of getting back on track, there is one here who I must apologize to." Malleus turned his attention to Proserpina. "Cousin, I have failed you. Much too late I realized you were alone and by then many months of your childhood had been spent in isolation. Forgive me and let me make it up to you. I can't give you that time back, but I can offer you a place at my side as my apprentice." She would go everywhere he went. Patrol when he patrolled, scout when he scouted, hunt when he hunted. Malleus would introduce her to his kids and let her babysit. He would do everything in his power to right the wrong that had been done to her. With him, his mate and his children, she would hopefully find the kinship that had been taken away from her, and with Malleus' lessons, the discipline and pride she was entitled to. To the pack, he said, "I would also like to extent the opportunity to train Proserpina to the pack. She, like Shilah and Seiran, will need many mentors to guide her in the coming months." "And lastly," he said with a smile, "I'd like to introduce you all to the newest members of The Risen Empire." He motioned to his pups and Kaine's, and then began to introduce them. "This is Eligos, Aureus, Felicity, Amaris, Pyrrhic and Mephistopheles. Kefka, son of Kaine and brother to Mephistopheles, isn't with us today. Please keep an eye on all of them as if they were your own. Correct them when they are wrong, praise them when they are right, and teach them all that you can because like Shilah, Seiran and Proserpina, they are our future." "Now," he said firmly, "Who here wishes to look after Razi's children until she is found?" What went unsaid for the children's sake was that she might not return. He hoped the adults would catch onto that and realize they might be doing more than simply babysitting for a few weeks. "And who wishes to mentor Proserpina with me?" After a moment's thought, he added, "Now is also the time to request a rank change, or if you're from Aurum, declare your interest in obtaining a rank in Risen." Another thought struck him then. He'd been so consumed by other thoughts that he'd nearly forgotten one final, important announcement. "Oh, forgive me," he boomed to grab their attention again. "There is one more announcement that nearly slipped my mind. After much thought I've decided to move the pack to the north of Auster. As soon as the pups are strong enough to travel we will be claiming Amron's Castle and The God's Garden. These lands will give us a tactical advantage in case of war; the castle will protect us in a fight and the garden will supply us with all the medicinal plants we could ever need. This move will also bring us one step closer to controlling all of Auster." OOC: Deadline for this round is 9/23. Now is the chance for anyone who wishes to speak to do so. |