Jubilant Return

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She would make the trip back to the plains after a good meeting with Ebony. The pack seemed stable and of good enough nature to ally themselves with Valhalla, and she had no qualms about her mother's decisions. She had sat patiently through the meeting, only to politely leave along with the others. It had been a long trip home - but thankfully for Chrysanthe she was not impartial or unfamiliar with long spanning trips for the sake of politics. It was odd at times, not being the one to introduce herself and others or explain what she was there for - almost as if she was listening to a bit of deja-vu, because for over a year that would have been her - but it was more a prickle of a feeling than something that made her uncomfortable or upset. Besides - how could she be upset when even though she had failed this pack in her challenge, she got to keep her family?


Erani's voice would pull her out of her reverie, and she would glance at her mother, nodding in agreement. It was good to be home - and this truly was home to the russet faced dame. Nearing the border felt warm, and Chrysanthe would sigh - closing her eyes and letting the sunlight settle on her summer coat. She would open them though, her ears perking atop her head when her mother broke into a run, and the ragdoll really couldn't help it, she had to laugh. Good natured and surprisingly sudden, she would trot forward, before bounding after Odette toward Valhalla's borders. The girl was quicker than Chrysanthe, younger and somewhat slighter, but the once alpha would do her best to catch up with the other - her teeth clamped together into a grin all the while.


When she crossed the borders she would give a good leap - landing beside Odette in a big pile of fur, putting on the brakes with her legs and paws sliding across the ground, and her entire body would skid over the grass for a moment. Her tail would wag behind her as she looked up at Erani, noting that the woman was not done for the day even though they had been impossibly busy the past few days. "You? Rest? I never thought I'd hear the words." Odette's energy was seemingly limitless - and she would snicker - only to freeze as she noted that they weren't alone. That darn blind spot, she hadn't seen Themisto, or noted his scent near the borders during her run - but she had heard him.


"Themisto, you came!" He was here - that meant he had decided for sure that he would stay with her a while. The woman was undoubtedly excited to show the male her home, to share her family, even if it was only a temporary arrangement. Bubbling excitement would be quieted, as she listened to him request that he be able to stay in Valhalla. Yet her attempts to keep her expression neutral would fail as he mentioned his fighting abilities, his wink creating a little flutter in her chest - not that she would be the one to admit just that.


She knew that Erani wouldn't turn him away, but she would plead with her eyes to the ivory woman, for her to accept Themisto here for a while. She wanted him with her - it was the only way to truly understand why she wanted him with her so badly. Of course, she was no stranger to having a mate by her side - she had a few ideas, but there was no harm in keeping Themisto close until she was ready to make her next move.