The future held in suspense

Blinking in mild surprise, she moved to join Sirius when he’d beckoned her. It made sense, she supposed, considering her rank, but it was still yet another thing to get used to. Her packmates trickled in, and Sirius opened up the meeting with the topic that made her heart thrum: a raid. And not just a practice raid, as they’d done against Ashen, but a real one. Interestingly, he turned the choice over to the rest of the pack, though Mal wasn’t surprised in the least. It had been the same with the competition for Reaper; everyone had a chance to contribute.

Choices were made, information exchanged. She listened well, and paid particular attention to Iolaire, Natha, Zee, and Resin, the latter of which was particularly compelling. She’d heard bits and pieces about the piss incident, and though it sounded rather… distasteful…. that alone wasn’t enough to sway her. Fighting mercenaries, however, now that would serve them well for some real world experience, would it not?

Inwardly, she flared at Zee’s description of the violent attack. Winterfell, as she listened to Zee tell it, was a better choice. But was it the best? Aside from the lack of supplies that Natha had described, they knew more of Winterfell, but they didn’t know Aerie to the same degree.

A bit of a frown tugged at her lips at the mentions of Valhalla, particularly Azure’s wayward vote, though she otherwise remained neutral. She didn’t want to raid the home of her friends, of wolves that had been amicable towards the Armada — and she wasn’t alone in the sentiment, it seemed. Better targets lie elsewhere, thankfully, and when the final vote was opened, she spoke. “My vote is also for Aerie. We know more about Winterfell and Fireside. The former wouldn’t be worth the raid, anyway, but with Aerie, we kill two birds.” Raid a pack potentially rich with supplies, and take on a more unknown pack. With the fourth vote cast, it seemed as if the decision would trend towards Aerie.