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welcoming the male known as de into the pack was turning out to be one of the best decisions that jupiter had made so far. with every passing day he'd been pleasantly proving to be a dutiful member. she'd picked up on his scent regularly being laid upon the borders and every time it had brought a smile upon the sol's features. lady luck had shone upon her recently, as it seemed. to have picked up the amazing wolves that she did over the course of the last three quarters of a year was a miracle for the usually-unfortunate sol.



a distant bark startled her from her rest, head jerking upwards and eyes flying open. she dragged herself to her paws, not having been conscious enough to register the tone of the exclamation. mercury was nowhere to be seen, so he must have wandered off somewhere. all she knew was that the noise belonged to aria, and the thought of the lass in danger struck fear into her heart. she stifled the emotion and surged toward the noise with courage. as she drew within relative proximity, though, she forced herself to slow. the wind swept no scent of blood in her direction as she had expected, and no cries of battle echoed through the mangroves. curiosity piqued, she made her way fluently forward, ears erect for any sign of distress.



instead, jupiter heard aria greeting someone, and the sol relaxed instantly, a silent puff of relief leaving her ajar maw. her pace became leisurely as she advanced upon the pair, classifying them now by their smell as she focused on seeking their identities instead of sensing their blood. aria had not been beta at the time that de had been welcomed into the pack, so he more than likely had not been informed of the promotion. jupiter had been doing her best to get the word out to all of the ludicaens, but the male had somehow evaded her as he had aria.



the alphaess came upon the scene, shuffling her paws noisily on the roots of the mangroves, which at the borders began to mix with other species of similar wood, to alert them of her approaching presence. "greetings, loves," she saluted, breathing finally normal again, as it had been earlier labored from her rushing adrenaline borne from the surprise and dread she had experienced. "it's nice that you two finally get to meet. aria, this is de. de, this is aria, our borealis--our beta." a genuine, affable smile was upon her features as she glanced from the lass to the lad, interest in her optics.