Everything Ends (Ebony Meeting)

The boy finished his speech and retreated, and into the silence that tingled after his words ceased, Katja stepped forward. Cool eyes surveyed the assembled, picking out the forms of several of the Olympian children she'd once laid claim to. If she were the jocular type she may have chuckled, but she wasn't, and it was hardly the time anyhow, so she simply ignored them. Lifting her slim muzzle she sent a call winging out - by now her earlier call should have drawn her vikings closer to Ebony's borders, so with luck and the gods' favor they would hear and come to her now. Call sent she lowered her head once more to stare at the group gathered. "If it is that you wish to not remain in this pack beneath my rule, leave now. If you are still here when I complete this meeting it shall be my assumption you intend to stay. You will be allowed a short time within the territory to mourn your fallen packmate but for now I ask that you step away that this affair may be completed with expediency."

She waited a beat for any quick goodbyes to be said before quickly moving along. "I have no intention of ruling Ebony. Ebony is the kingdom of the Xanilovs and will always be held in trust for Raisa's line. As such this pack will no longer be Ebony, that a child of Raisa's line may one day take up the Xanilov mantle if that is their wish. The name will be Yfir, and the laws of the vikings will reign. Therefore will this pack be instead an alloy forged from the remnants of Ebony and Yfir, stronger merged than either could be apart."

She paused once again to glance over at the young former king sitting miserably by himself before flicking her gaze back to the gathered. "This pack may be different from what Ebony wolves are used to. Different than Ebony was even beneath my rule though some may recognize the words. Our way of life may not mesh with your... ideals. If you cannot or will not reconcile those differences... there is still time for you to leave."

Another beat as she waited for any who wished to leave to do so, so that the movement wouldn't distract from her next words. "The law of Yfir will be flexible, but push them to break and you will suffer for it. Learn them well." She went on to explain the laws in detail but her author was too lazy to write them all out in this post which is already quite long already. She also then began to speak of the ranks, giving their names and a brief description of them. "Anyone wishing to remain in Yfir will be placed in the rank of Karl at this time," she concluded, "until I can test those wishing to swear to the ranks of thegn or eir. Are there any questions?" She swept her silver gaze over those gathered, waiting.

OOC: The rules and stuff will be going up today. Deadline to post is going to be Friday, anyone not posting before then with a post definitively saying they are leaving the pack will be assumed to be staying, and I'm going to want a post from everyone who is planning on staying as well so I have a better idea of how many wolves to expect. Anyone wishing to join Yfir who isn't already in Ebony is welcome to have heard her howl and show up at the meeting before she starts talking about the pack. Anyone posting after Friday with the intention of JOINING will need to make a separate post and anyone wanting to LEAVE the pack must post before Friday or be subject to the laws of Yfir which don't really appreciate people leaving. Also if you want to have your character swear as a thegn or eir (warrior/hunter or healer) I will be posting a separate post for each cadre occurring after the meeting. Anyone who wants to leave the pack but wants a post to do stuff (say goodbye, mourn, visit Sigmarr's grave, w/e you want) will be allowed to start it by (again) Friday, but no posts by former members will be allowed to be started after Friday without being considered trespassers. Which would suck.

So basically just everyone post by Friday!