State of the Nation

Just the day before his niece had approached him with quite a large ask and possibly one of the most unbelievable opportunities that had ever been presented to him and he was still trying to wrap his head around the idea. He had yet to give her a final answer and had asked to have some time to talk about the possibility with Ikigai, but in the mean time he felt like he might need to start prepping his children and preparing for this shift in their life. He started with Damira, taking his intellectual girl out to the firefly lake just to give them both a bit of a change of scenery. He had a lot on his mind, but he put all of that to the side as he settled onto the cushions that covered the small pavilion at the edge of the lake. It was just past noon so it was as warm as it was going to get on this winter day–which was of course still pretty chilly, but not uncomfortable.

He gave Damira a smile as she settled beside him and he posed the question, "Damira, what do you know about the other packs? Do you know which ones are allied with Elysium?" It was perhaps a big topic for someone that was still so young, but age had never stopped his parents for giving him responsibility when he was his daughter's age and he knew Damira had all the makings of being the pack's next diplomat once Ikigai was ready to give up the post–or maybe promoted to something more prominent–so putting the thought in her mind now wasn't a bad idea in his mind.

"Deimos Medacium"