a word of welcome and of warning

When first confronted with the fact that Ludicael was now hers, initially she hadn't wanted it. She had ruled a pack once, and she'd failed, distracted by raising her children. Only when Amalia had shown up here, asking for a home for her family, had she considered keeping the pack. And seeing Cassius and Arian, both in need of a nurturing home, in need of a family to care for them... it had only further cemented her decision. This time, though, the pack would not be ruled solely by her, but by those she trusted, with decisions made as a group rather than resting heavily on her own shoulders.

Briefly her gaze drifted to the male that stood tall at Novella's side, and to the younger boy that had joined them as well. They all seemed to relax considerably as she explained what had happened, and even more as she told them that Novel and Ara and their sons had decided to stay within her pack despite everything. Her smile grew a bit, a pleasant expression that was in stark contrast to the more serious one she'd worn upon coming to the border.

She had only assumed that Iorwerth had been a Destruction, due to his markings and his scent that had led her to believe so. She would nod as Novella corrected her, listening to the information carefully. Novella seemed to want to know about a sister of hers, Myth, though she could not recall the woman. She shook her head, genuinely sorry she could not give her any more information. "I can't say I recall her," she told her after a moment of careful though. "I'm sorry. I believe the couple that has stayed is the only family of yours that I have seen recently." If Novella had not seen this sister of hers, she wondered where she might have gone; though admittedly she knew little about the Destruction family and couldn't offer much insight into the issue.

'Well, it is a pleasure, Novella Destruction," she let the name be burned into her memory, her tail flicking idly behind her. "And Frith and Aslan, as well," she nodded to the two of them in turn. They seemed quite eager to accept her offer on neutrality, and she found herself quite grateful that she had come here. "Perhaps in the future we can reassess our agreement," she offered gently. She felt she was walking a fine line, for she had still been associated with Jupiter, who had been keeping so many of Novella's family as prisoners; anything about an alliance would certainly be pushing too far. It wouldn't surprise her if the wolves of Threar were still wary of her and the pack she would try to build up. "Though I think this suits all of us well for now."