Sing The Songs of Spring With Me! [Valhallan Spring Festival Opening]

Eligos was still furious over being raided, and his pack was still recovering from their wounds, so he nearly decided to pass on Valhalla's festival. Besides, they'd only just had their own trade fair. But the opportunities provided by the festival were too much a lure for him to resist, and he led those of the pack who were well enough to attend the long distance to where Valhalla had chosen to set up. Despite the obvious impatient excitement of his two malinois companions where they flanked him on either side, he paused at the outskirts and swept his gaze coolly over the crowds to see who had already arrived before he strode forward, making his way through to where Aurielle and her mate were seated on a platform with one of the children who had attended Aerie's fair. Zee earned an icily neutral glance before he turned his attention to Aurielle. "Aurielle," he called up in greeting. "You have outdone yourself this year."

He carefully pressed his paw onto Kida's tail in warning at the furious glare she was sending the Ashen Armada's second alpha, and with a clear effort she stood down as far as to lay down beside him, though her gaze stayed locked on Zee's horned form. Cypher, seated on the other side of him, studiously avoided looking at Zee at all, clearly unhappy as well though his tail gave a tentative little thump when he spotted the pup up on the platform. They knew the rules as well as Eligos did - there was a peace accord in effect at the festival and if it was broken he would certainly not have it be one of his pack who did the breaking. Eligos seated himself with grace, even tilting his head attentively towards Aurielle to hear what she would have to say to them.

He could only hope that he had managed to drum it into his pack's heads enough on the way here that those who chose to attend would do so with dignity and honor.