asleep at the wheel [fiori meeting & recruiting]
06-11-2015, 01:12 AM
Slowly the rest of the pack would filter in, starting with one of Amalia's brothers. She returned his nod and then looked toward Absinthe as she ran up to join their group. She smiled and leaned down to return the girl's nuzzle "I'm fine, thank you for asking," she replied to her question. Another of her sons, Tiburtius, came along next soon followed by his friend that he had brought to the pack just a short time ago. They were certainly getting along swimmingly and Athena couldn't help but wonder what might come of them in the furture. In some ways she didn't like thinking about her sons being old enough to be considering those sort of relationships, but it was a reality and in a way she was kind of proud that Tib had found someone he related so well with. Soon Ritselli would appear, instantly clinging to Amalia's side and encouraging her to smile more. Athena smiled a little at the girl's kind and well-meaning words, but it broke her heart to know that their young daughter felt that she had to cheer up her mother. A few more wolves slowly gathered and she caught Vitus's scent, but she didn't see him. She figured he was probably in the shadows since that was generally where he tended to stay these days, but her ears soon perked at the raspy sound of her son's growl and her head turned to see him moving up beside her, her eyes showing the mild shock and confusion she felt. His shoulder bumped hers and she could see the visible tension and anger there. She and gotten good at reading her mostly silent son in his year of life. She followed his gaze to the stanger that had appeared, speaking to Pip in some foreign language and asking if she remembered him. Oh, so that was it. She relaxed a little and turned back to Vitus. "It's okay, Vitus. It looks like a friend of Pip's... She called for anyone, not just the pack it seems." she said softly to him and smiled reassuringly. She pressed her nose to his cheek and then turned her attention back toward the front. Another stranger had appeared, this one saying she was looking for a home. She leaned her shoulder into Vitus's, urging him to behave while Epiphron began to speak. She listened intently while Epiphron spoke about the pack, the wolves that had departed from the pack, and what positions where open. So she was right, the positions of head sentries were open after all. She also mentioned wanting to know what the younger ones wanted to study and she glanced down the line of her little family, wondering what her sons would choose... and she realized they were all there except for Archy. Her ears fell back and she sighed softly. Where was he? Had he not bothered to get up to come or was he really gone? Trying to put that out of mind for now, she looked back to Pip. Bacchus spoke up and said he wanted to learn to protect the pack. She smiled proudly at her son before rising to her paws to address Pip herself. "I would like to offer my skills to become a head sentry if you'll have me." Her offer was short and sweet since she knew if Pip didn't want her to be a part of her upper tier of wolves then no amount of explaining or persuading was going to help. |
