what a mess

The pups were getting bigger at a quick rate, their growth surprising him to no end. They were crawling all over the den, a den that was much to small of the family of seven to settle in. He knew that they were looking to go out and explore soon, and there was no doubt within him that it would happen soon. Their little personalities were starting to bubble up, and they were all so different. Bass was taking a bit of a break from the little devils now, their teeth were sharp and they liked to tug on his fur. Poor Wren sent him dagger glares as he slipped out on the excuse of alpha duties. He hadn't lied, he did need to patrol his borders. It could have waited for the whelps to fall asleep but... He was on his way back to relieve his poor wife when a howl called out for him, one that was faintly familiar. Ears perked forward, his brow raising as he searched his mind to put a name to the voice. Still a bit unsure, he cut his way through the snow and towards the caller.


As he came over the lip of a hill and picked up the wolf's sent, it hit him. Ixionn. He hadn't seen the boy since he went to be with Quelt in Isokan. But what was he doing here? There was another disturbing thing muddled in the boy's scent, the smell of a different pack. It was a small change, but one that any alpha could pick up. Isokan had a new leader. Confusion swirled, he had just spoken to Arian a few weeks before! What exactly was going on here? And worst of all, Ixionn looked rather distressed. Sadness tugged on his heart as he closed the gap between them, stretching forward to touch his nose to the masked one's face. "Ixionn," he breathed, as if it was a sigh of relief. He had missed the children, having grown rather close with Darrah made him want his siblings back even more. But he doubted that this child was here for that reason, Ixionn had always been a rather determined fella. "Your smell has changed... what's happened?" he asked, concerned. Last he had heard Ixionn was going to be the heir of Isokan, and now for something to change like this? Well it must be rather hard on the poor kid, and once again his heart strings were pulled. Was there anything that he could do?