Veni, Vidi, Vici

As soon as she'd posed the topic of discussion to the group, Aliana saw the gears beginning to turn in all of their heads. The group that had gathered were some of Fenmyre's best and brightest, and between the four of them, she felt confident that they'd be able to cover the gamut of possible situations and obstacles the pack might face during their expansion. Cerberus spoke first, mentioning the abundance of bears in the cedar forest. Ali gave a hum and nodded; yes, she had heard of the bear population being an issue near the falls. "I agree. Those of us incapable of taking on such predators should not risk our lives unnecessarily." Cerberus also suggested a communal den out in the woods, like the one they had built in the aspen woods to the north. She nodded her head to Cerberus in silent appreciation for his contributions, then glanced back to Morendo and Athena. "What else?"

Her not-so-little boy spoke in agreement to Cerberus, confirming that there were indeed a number of bears to contend with. His suggestion of some sort of deterrent was a good idea, but for the life of her, Aliana couldn't imagine what would be potent enough to keep fully grown bears away. Perhaps Siren would know more about plants bears tended to avoid. They could cultivate some here in the woods for protection. Morendo and Athena both agreed that the communal den was a good idea. "It sounds like a communal den is something we're all in favor for. Once we finish claiming the land, we'll have to start construction on it as soon as possible," said the clouded queen. "Planter boxes would make cultivating some of the land's native herbs and plants easier. Perhaps building them near the river as a sort of natural irrigation system?"

With their ideas agreed upon by the group, Aliana rose to her dainty paws once more and gave a decisive nod of her head. "It sounds like we're all in agreement for the communal den. Once we've driven the last of the bears out and it's safe, we can begin construction right away. Cerberus, I'll leave you and Athena to scope out the location of where we should build it." The two fighters would be spending most of the time in the woods around the falls; they'd know the best place to build a den when they were done. "All right, we've still got a lot of work to do, so let's get to it! Morendo, sweetheart, will you come lend me a paw gathering up some supplies and bundling them in preparation for moving to the den when it's built?" Ali smiled sweetly up to her strapping son, half wanting to steal his time away for selfish mother-son bonding, and half using it as an excuse to get her brave yet headstrong son out of fighting any more apex predators. A mother would always worry about her children, especially when they were throwing themselves into dangerous situations like they yearned for the grave.

"Aliana Klien"