Change can be for the better

As he had kind of predicted, Seere was the first to appear, his dutiful and responsible daughter as prompt as ever. He grinned and returned the kiss he was given to her cheek as she greeted them. "Hello, darling." Saia was soon to follow and even though their more reserved girl quietly settled in beside her mother, Plague still leaned over to kiss her cheek as well, giving her a warm, loving grin. There was a small lull before Stolas arrived, their stargazer greeting them all brightly. "Hello, son," he said in return, giving him a smile and returning the nuzzle he was offered. That just left Sitri to round out their group and he looked up toward the trees around them expectantly, waiting for a few minutes for their second son to arrive. He hummed softly and got up with a small shrug to start the final preparations and portioning out their meal. He knew Sitri would be along at some point, it was just a matter of when.

Sure enough, just as he was nearly done passing around portions of cooked meat, their white-splattered boy came bursting out from the surrounding foliage. He gave Sitri a mostly joking disapproving glare, but quickly relented and gave him a grin before handing over his food. "So glad you could join us," he said with a chuckle as he settled in between Void and Rava, completing the circle that their family had made around the various accutraments he had gathered for their meal. Berries, roasted vegetables, more roasted meats if any of them wanted another portion, water skins, and even a couple bottles of wine. They were all adults now so if they wanted a bit of wine he wouldn't stop them. "Please, go ahead and dig in before it gets cold!" he insisted, gesturing to the meal in front of them with a warm smile before beginning to eat himself, settling into a nice meal with the occasional chatter and banter between them. It had been far too long since they had done this and it warmed his heart to see all of their children together with them again.

As they began to finish up the bulk of their meal and move on to the dessert of honied berries and wine, he started to gather all of their attention. "There is actually a reason I wanted to get you all together beyond just wanting to see all of your lovely faces again," he began with a soft chuckle, holding a cup of wine between his paws in front of him. "Something your Aunt Venom decided on along with the choice to move our pack to Ashen's original lands was to remove Abraxas from her family name. We as a whole no longer follow the teachings of that family so it made sense to move away from that name as we look forward and shift direction." He glanced toward Void briefly as he added, "I agreed with the choice and your father and I decided we would take Klein-Destruction as our new name." He gave all of their children a little smile, saying, "You are all adults now so I will not make any decisions for you, but I wanted to let you all know so you could do the same if you'd wish."

There was a pause as he shifted his paw away from his cup and turned his emerald gaze toward Rava, giving her a loving smile as he went to gently take her paw in his own. "And while we're at it... I think it's high time we officially have you in our family, Rava. You've been a part of our family from the very beginning and I know a name doesn't change or make that any different, but I would like to give it to you all the same if you'll take it." Void was his mate and his true love, but Rava had long held a very special place in his heart and it only felt right to have her join in on this new evolution of their family and their return to the values that actually matter to them.

"Plague Klein-Destruction"