Planet Hell [Volcano] [Emergency Pack Meeting]

Artur threw his head up in surprise when the ground beneath his paws rocked suddenly, nearly throwing him to the ground entirely. With a snarl of effort he managed to keep his footing though. He had been making his way back to Valhalla, commuting between where his brither was holed up studying, and where the rest of his littermates continued to participate in Valhallan life. Viviane had been too fearful of losing her place in their birthpack to stay away any longer than she had, so he had escorted her back to Valhalla long before this. Though he didn't have his sister's fear of losing Valhalla, he did have family there that he needed to protect. He had been splitting his time between. He had been most of the way through his return to Valhalla, nearly to the pack's border, when the sudden earthquake stopped his progress. And then, one by one, the stars went out. His havkles prickled, and Artur instinctively spun to face the direction he had been travelling from.

A sullen glow illuminated the underside of a massive wall of... smoke? No, he amended, realizing that the glow came from the volcano south of the mountains, it was ash. The volcano had erupted with enough force to shake the ground all the way over here. And over there, he realized, was where his brother was still.

His lips peeled back from his teeth in a rictus of a snarl. He needed to go back, to find Geoffrey. But his sisters were here, so close, and could be in need of help. Earthquakes had been known to collapse dens, and in the middle of the night they were likely to have been sleeping and unaware of their danger...

In that moment of indecision, Aurielle called for the pack. He stood a moment longer staring towards the mountain before he spat out a stream of foul words and turned towards Valhalla. He was here, and even at his fastest pace he would be unlikely to reach his brother in time if he were in dire need. And if he weren't, his clever brother would be able to wait long enough for Artur to check in with their siblings. But hell or high water as soon as he could assure himself that they were well he would be setting out to find his brother.

His pelt was still bristling in a silent fury when he swept in to the hiddled pack. A narrow blue-eyed gaze speared them, relaxing when he saw all three of his siblings together and, it seemed, well enough. He moved to stand behind them protectively. Though his body wanted to shift restlessly, impatiently, with his need to be on his way now that he had seen his siblings, he forced himself into stillness. He was already here, he could wait to see what Aurielle intended for the pack so he could plan accordingly. He would not wait long, though.