A grand future ahead

Rounding up seven puppies to trundle off to a meeting was more work than he cared to admit, but he wasn't even close to complaining. It was all quite rewarding, though he worried that his children lacked the manners necessary for such an event. Typically, he'd been left at home or with a neighbour at this age. His was a culture steeped in social niceties and customs, to a degree that most of these lands were not. At the end of it all, he trusted his beloved to ensure that they were not making a misstep of some sort. After all this time, his "social skills" were "rusty".

Despite their slow pace, the young family was among the first to arrive to the meeting. So he settled with Mojito at his side, and soon enough they were joined by Aslatiel. Nao's feelings on the relationship that he now shared with the woman were.. complex. He did not hate her, and all said he did not resent her in the way he did the majority of the Fatalis lineage. However, he still wasn't certain he loved her in the way that he ought to for his children and lover's sake. She secured an errant Shochu as the boy attempted to make a beeline for the water- he and the young man could discuss that after the meeting.

He leaned his hip against Mojito's, eager to maintain a point of contact to anchor him throughout the meeting. The wraith was still wary of pack life, despite his relative freedom. Some kind of reassurance was imperative to keep a cool head while in attendance. So he carefully pinned Chuhai between his forelegs, leaving enough of a gap for another child to join in there, and let out a soft sigh.