When Katja heard one of Ebony's members, a male she knew little of other than he had joined during Raisa's reign, call from the border, she had a feeling. The older wolf had shown no interest in the pack since she'd taken it, had contributed little past the family he had led there. That feeling solidified to certainty when she appeared out of the night to see his whole family gathered there. The boys, two of whom should have been far enough in their training to have been made thegn had they not shown such reluctance to take part in the pack, Lior who was training as a healer, Anais who had been showing much promise as a hunter, and Tahlia who she had tentatively identified to take over as herse. Not all looked pleased - Lior looked like she was on the edge of tears. Her silver eyes surveyed them all silently before she spoke, stating the obvious with a voice as impassive and cold as her expression. She was not pleased about this and would pretend no such thing. "You are leaving, then. All of you? Why?" Her gaze swept them once more questioningly. If any spoke up wishing to stay she would keep them there with no questions asked, even fight for them, but if they would all follow this elderly male into his foolish self-imposed exile unquestioningly she would be washing her hands of the whole family. She could understand the importance of family more than most in this soft land, but to drag a family into the wilds was folly bordering on senility. "
