Walk | Talk | Think
Rather than answer her, Bane simply looked about them, and assuming there was purpose behind his silence Tahlia let it be. She turned her dark gold stare away from her mate and to the pups nursing from her, offering them both a few more consolatory licks for the trek they had had to endure. It was a long travel but overall they had done marvelously. All of them had. Once her youngest had been given her attention she turned it toward her eldest, noting how well Nako, Jakart, and Anais had taken their second move so far. Did they think as she did, that they might gain a new home, new opportunities? Would such an offer be made available to them here?
She would know soon enough; not much time at all had passed before they were being approached by a mostly black figure, half of his features bathed in a white fur that accentuated the different colors of his eyes. It was strange, stranger even than the uneven eye colors that her own son bore, but of course she kept the comment to herself. If Bane intended for them to join this pack then they needed to make the best impression they could. Still upon her side, children nursing, Tahlia shifted as much as could be allowed to straighten herself and appear less haggard from the trip even though she would have happily taken a nap here before someone would come to greet them. There was no time, however. It would all be well just the same.
Direct words were issued by the black and white male, assuming they intended to join while at the same time introducing himself as the High Lord of Ebony, Vaughan. The usual rules seemed to apply - everyone who would join needed to pull their weight - though now Tahlia was confident her family could do this. No longer were they divided, distracted. They could truly begin to make something of themselves here. Of course, her children were also Bane's, and so there was the issue of feeling much too free to speak their mind. "Nako," she exclaimed, her voice quiet with surprise. How embarrassing that her son should speak out of turn so! What sort of impression would that make on the wolf who could just as easily turn then away as welcome them in? Bane was patient, however, more used to the quick tongue he had passed on to their children, and recovered nicely, moving to sit beside her as he spoke and nuzzled her head.
Given the opportunity to speak, Tahlia took it. "The elder children are Nako," - she paused to gesture toward the blunt youth - "Anais," - again she gestured to the grey-gold girl who sat quietly beside the nursing pups - "and Jakart." Her golden gaze lingered upon her quietest son, hoping his silence was one accepting and not grudging of the change they were making. "I myself am Tahlia," she continued, purposefully leaving off the last name she had once clung to in identifying herself. Bane had none for her to take, so why take any at all? "I can assure you what skills I have in hunting and fishing will gratefully be shared in exchange for a place here. And our children will do the same." Her last phrase was as much a promise to Vaughan and Ebony as it was a warning to her children. A lack of action on her part had already cost them a home once, and she honestly hoped they would learn from her mistake before doing the same themselves.
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