You do what you have to (Pack Meeting)

Ocena listened silently to Gargoyle's words, her head tilted upwards and her eyes focused on her mate as he spoke, as he spoke of family and love and then of the volcano. A shudder wracked Ocena's frame. A volcano? No. Ocena could feel terror crawling up her spine, making her skin crawl, and she cast a furtive glance in the direction of the summit, fear flickering in her mismatched eyes. She would stay, of course, stay for Gargoyle, but she would stay in fear. And yet, it didn't seem as if that was necessary. A breath of sheer relief escaped Ocena as Gargoyle spoke of leaving. Thank the gods. She didn't want her children growing up in a place that could erupt at any moment. She never wanted her children to experience the sheer fear that Ocena remembered happening around her. Gargoyle had been there for her, but while her children would have him too, he would be distracted by his pack.

And so, though Ocena was quiet for several moments, she rose daintily to her paws, approaching after Mercianne, and nuzzling Avalon as she stood before her father, "Do I even have to say it? Of course I will follow you, my darling." Ocena's tail wagged behind her as she examined Gargoyle, head tilting slightly. "Is there anything I can do? To help us get ready?" Oh, Ocena was eager to leave, to get away from this volcano that could so easily destroy them, just like that.

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