Brightly Wound

Quote:

Sephiroth was the first to show - and she would watch the male approach and meet his greeting with a nod of her head. She was glad that he had decided to stay after the war - it seemed that he was being tugged between different places for a while there. For now, it would seem that he had found his home in Valhalla. The next gentleman to show was Flamesong - a newer face, but one she was happy to see. He had made the move from the plains, and looked to be doing well. "Good evening gentlemen." She would greet them both before her attention would be pulled toward Seraphine - the girl didn't look too pleased about being here... perhaps she would be happier if she freed her? Yet she should know Valhalla was not the type of pack to keep lupine against their will if they have done no wrong...



Her gaze would be pulled toward Sarak though, and her lips would pull into a frown as he asked where Erani was. "I haven't seen her." She had assumed that her mother had made the move alongside the rest of the pack, but if that wasn't the case she definitely had a trip to the plains to make. "But I will have a healer look after you in a moment." He seemed to be alright enough to make it to the end of the meeting.



When Surreal stepped into the clearing, she would watch the girl straight up until she sat beside her, and leaned over to listen to what she had to say. "Go back as soon as this meeting is over, I will send a few others with you." Hell, she might wind up going along herself. "Thank you for taking care of her - and for telling me." The search for the healer would have ended up being a panicked one if not for Surreal's information. In the end though, it would seem that things would be alright. At the introduction of the bird, she would look up at him, surprised that Surreal was a bird whisperer. The only other she had met had been Thane. "Hello to you too. Take good care of my sister." It was a friendly request, one that she was sure the avian would carry out regardless of her asking.



Gael and Demonio would step forward next, and she would note the somber expression on the ivory brute's face. She had to speak to him - Serephine was miserable and perhaps what she needed most was her father's presence to make her feel a bit less singled out here. "Demonio, it's good to see you." The alpha would call out to him despite him not looking her way. With a small sigh she would look down, only to be nuzzled by her daughter.



Odette had an uncanny ability to lift her spirits. "You're right on time, Odette." She would say, her words surprisingly warm. It was good to have her there beside her, and she would watch her greet Surreal before settling down beside her. When she nudged her, she would give her a somewhat harsh glance - this was a meeting, she had to pay attention... and then proceeded to nudge her back, a small smirk on her face. "When this is over, we're going to pay a visit to Erani with Surreal." She wanted to see her mother.



Ardel was next to show - and Chrysanthe would nod back to the other female. The young huntress seemed to be doing well. Azalea was next to show, and she would smile back at her niece. She had been through so much, but it was good to have her here. And her boys weren't too far away from her either. Kismet and Soren were growing quickly. "Hello boys." She would say, hoping that the pair would settle next to their mother and settle into the pack. Meetings weren't something that they needed to ever feel nervous about.



Wolves would continue to quietly pile in, up until Leon came to her and nudged her. She would nudge him back and smile - before her visage fell into a look of curiosity. What was he up to? Yet she would give him time to make his announcement as soon as she got business matters out of the way. "I'll give you the floor then." Ravine's little bow reminded the alpha much of his father - but she hadn't seen hide nor hair of Thane since the siege. Thankfully his mother was there, but there was something different about Ookami. What it was, she would have to check in with them to find out.



It was soon after Caerul settled in that Chrysanthe would start the meeting, an inhale, an exhale, and she would curl her tail around her feet and greet the pack. "Valhalla - you are all looking well." It was nice to see that most of them had made the trip and had gathered here before her. "There are some new faces in the crowd, please welcome Flamesong and Rune to our ranks. They are of now, two of our newest gamma." she hoped that they would find their places here and settle in quickly.



"I have a few announcements to make. Collision will no longer be alpha beside me - but as he's missing, I want you all to keep an eye out for him." She was afraid that the act of taking a life had weighed too heavy on him - had left him lost enough to avoid Valhalla despite his family being there. "My brother is strong, but I want him found."



"Erani, thankfully, is not missing. Surreal has informed me that she is still in Veronica Plains. Feel free to visit her, but keep in mind that she's been ill." The healer was important to the pack, she doubted that she was the only one that worried for the theta. "Our pack is large - and because I don't want to upset the balance of prey on Nephilim, I think it would be a good idea to claim hunting grounds on the mainland nearby. They should be good safe places to train our younger members on how to hunt outside of our paradise here. " There would be bigger game that they needed to be acquainted with that would only be found on the mainland. "Rogues should never make it past those borders without running into one of us. Nephilim Island is for Valhallans only."



"I want to add another beta to the ranks, and have decided that Sephiroth should be tested for the job." She had faith in the male, and should he have any questions he had she and Surreal to speak with about it. "Imena - I want you to be one of our Theta." Preston had fallen through, and disappeared despite his promises to her to help here. Should he return, he would have a mouthful on her part - she didn't like being lied to. Imena had stayed vigilant and proven herself to be a loyal member of Valhalla even after being placed as omega by Syrinx for a good amount of time. "Vahva, I want you to work with caerul as a Digamma." She was somewhat new to Valhalla, but she had passion, and claimed to be skilled. If she slacked in her duties or proved that her words were all talk somehow she would lose the rank - but the alpha wouldn't have promoted her if she didn't have hope in her. "Meili, I want you to join Ashtoreth as a Psi." Chrysanthe believed that she would do well with the rank - and Ashtoreth would have someone to lean on to help get their hunters into gear.



"But with these new ranks there will be new responsibilities. I want all our Sigma to gather together and hunt at least once a season and the two of you will be in charge." Even if she joined them, she would not take the reigns unless the two of them needed her to. They were her lead hunters - they would hunt and train others to hone their senses and do the same. "Our Digamma, will train our gamma and any epsilon with fighting duties. In the case of another siege or even something smaller I want everyone to be prepared."



"There will be a tournament for our soldiers come summer, and a feast this winter. I want Valhalla to band together more often, no matter how large a pack we are." They should all be close - she didn't want them to fall into the mindset of being solely numbers. These should be fun occasions - and she would be sure that each was as exciting of an event as she could make it. For now, she had prizes to decide on. "We are a family, afterall." And they were at their strongest when they were together.



"Now, I believe Leon has something to announce as well." She would look to her cousin, before dipping her head. 'The floor's all yours'