Rise To The Stars [Cairo, Domari, Caelia]

She’d led the three wolves at a brisk pace across Boreas, skirting pack lands when they encountered other borders, tireless and nigh on cheerful. She’d timed the trip purposefully. It would be a full great moon this night. Perfect.

As she found the cave which she remembered leading to the temple, she instructed calmly, “Stay close to my light and don’t take any side passages. Brace yourselves, this is a long climb and we’ll be here for quite a few hours. It’ll likely be dark by the time we come out at the other end.”

She didn’t allude to what would be at the other end, wanting them to see it for the first time without a pre-conceived notion or expectation.

And so, she’d led them up, and up and up, through twists and turns and tight squeezes, until, at last, she spotted the gleam of moonlight shafting into the tunnel. A smile settled on her luminous features as she stepped into the full light of the moon and the courtyard beyond the tunnel.

It was deserted, though traces of others’ scents told her that she, Harbringr and Dominus were no longer the only wolves who knew of the place, although there were probably many who had tread before she’d first set paw here.

She stepped out of the way to let the other three step out into the courtyard, letting them see it for the first time and take it all in at their own pace. She stood off to the side, waiting and watching, between glances toward the sea of clouds beneath the ledge and the dark mouth of the temple in the cliff face before she turned to them.

“I wanted this to be a truly special night for you three, and to be special for those who come after you when it's their turns. You’ve all three worked so very hard. Promotions like this shouldn’t just be an announcement at a pack meeting, though I’ll be announcing them when we return. Rest for a few hours, explore, and meet me here when the moon is at its zenith.”

She smiled at them and moved away, taking her own time to explore the temple more at her leisure.

-Timefade Forward to Midnight/Moonhigh-

When the time was nearly right, she returned to stand in the center of the courtyard, waiting patiently. The test would begin when they returned to her, and then the best part. Hopefully they would hold this night very fondly in their memories for the rest of their lives.

Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Labhair an Sean-Teanga." ---- "Hear" ---- Think