Back in my day...

She had loved nothing more than being a mother and watching her own children growing up, but now that there was not one but two litters running around the island she was quickly finding that being a grandmother was even more fun. Even though she was technically an aunt to Ikigai and Deimos' pups she considered herself more of a grandmother to them as well. Maybe it was because she felt more like a mother to Ikigai than a sister in law or maybe it was because she felt like she should step into that role in Venom's absence, but regardless she was loving getting to see their pups and Avacyn and Saracyn's children grow up side by side. Even though it was certainly more work and required more attention to have so many pups in the pack all at once, she felt like it would be great in the long run for this newest generation of Mendaciums to grow up together and be able to build strong bonds from such a young age.

However, with a new generation it meant that there was a whole set of young ones to teach their family rules and ways to. Normally this task would be left to the current Matriarch or at least the children's parents to do, but she couldn't turn down an opportunity to be with all of her grandchildren all at once. Besides, it would give their parents a chance to take a little break for a day. It felt like a win win. She set up a cluster of comfortable cushions in the clearing next to the lake where the pack usually held its meetings and settled down on one herself before she tipped back her head and howled for all of the pups. She had given their parents a heads up the day before so that they could make sure the little troublemakers wouldn't go running off on some adventure that morning so hopefully they were all somewhere near by. With the call made she settled in to wait, keeping her aqua gaze toward the surrounding trees to wait for them to appear.

"Manea Mendacium"