First of the Year [MEETING]
08-09-2015, 04:17 PM
The pack quickly gathered; Rhythm was the first to arrive, her greeting bringing a soft smile to his lips. "Rhythm," he rumbled affectionately. Next came Birna, her all-business greeting drawing a respectful nod from the King. Revenge ghosted in next, his presence also earning a nod. From then on it seemed that each wolf who entered the gathering place added tension to the atmosphere. A slight nod in recognition of their arrival was given to each member that sought out his gaze as they entered the meeting place. Ashmedai's oddly anxious questions were quickly taken care of with a simple, "She'll be here in her own time." As if summoned by the boy's asking, Cascade waltzed into the circle. "See, Ash?" Cascade's cheerful shove was returned and followed by a wordless, somewhat impatient gesture encouraging her to take a seat beside him. He certainly was excited for this meeting. The corners of Valentine's mouth rose in a lopsided smile as he considered his answer. "It's a new year. 'Bout time we did stuff, don't you think?" The tension that seemed to rise with each arrival was noted, but did little to dampen the King's jovial mood. There was much he wanted to discuss with the pack and a few things he wanted to put to a vote. Big and exciting things were on the way, but he wanted to involve Imperium's members in the process of enacting them. With much excitement Valentine was silently piecing together the agenda when Evangeline made her grand entrance. Her words immediately chilled his cheerful demeanor. In an instant he went from frozen to enraged. Heart hammering, the King bristled. "That is enough, Evangeline! Now," he wasn't speaking in defense of Rhythm, rather, the rebuking tone he took addressed the disrespect his daughter was showing him in front of his people. "Quietly take your seat or remove yourself from this meeting." He would be having a talk with her later. His mood now irreversibly soured, Valentine took a moment to smooth his ruffled feathers before he addressed the group. As he did so the King slowly cast a challenging gaze across those gathered. He looked at them with new eyes; noting the fractures that seemed to warp the surface of what he had, only moments prior, considered a solid force. Clearly he had been wrong. Was this the work of a soft and lenient ruler? Perhaps changes on his part needed to be made. The King's chin rose and he relaxed into an authoritative stance, begrudgingly dropping the anger that had briefly twisted his features. "I brought you all here today for another reason, but I see that's going to have to wait." His jaw worked for a second. "We're supposed to work with and for one another. Now, I don't know what is going on between many of you, but it needs to stop. If you have a problem with one another that is your," here his voice dipped into a growl, "Business and you need to sort it out among yourselves as men and women. You are behaving like children and your unprofessional behavior in situations such as this does not become you." For a moment Valentine was silent as he considered a course of action. "There is much I wanted to discuss today, but as a pack I don't think we are ready – yet. If we are to be a formidable force first we must present a united front. With this in mind I've decided to divide the adult and yearling members up into pairs. Each pair is tasked with running the border together from now until our next meeting. Be vigilant; guard our borders well and take the opportunity to get to know your partner." He paused, then, "The pairs are as follows: Renhett Walker and Einarr Akemason, Rhythm Destruction and Seraphim Imperialis, Mercy Destruction and Angelus Imperialis, Cascade Saxe and Lysis Armada, Esti Kigu and Birna Xanilov, Revenge Destruction and Atreides Armada, and lastly, Evangeline Imperialis and Sirius Armada." Was there more? Oh, yes, there was. "I will also be pairing each of our untested young members up with a mentor." His eyes swept the group, lingering on those who had been tested. ”Evangeline Imperialis will be paired with Rhythm Destruction, Sirius Armada with Mercy Destruction, Seraphim Imperialis with Lysis Armada, Atreides Armada with Birna Xanilov and Ashmedai Imperialis with Cascade Saxe." After sinking to his haunches Valentine regarded the gathering again. Finally, he decided that what had been done was enough for this meeting. "That will be it for today. Thank you all for coming. We will gather again in a few weeks to discuss the coming seasons. Any questions before we part?" OOC: Next round isn't mandatory. I expect threads to be made before the start of the next meeting. I'd like everyone to do at least one mentor/apprentice thread and one border patrolling thread. Whoever can do at least four rounds in a patrolling thread (each participant doing four posts) will earn 30 gems each. |
NOTE: Valentine has a female striped skunk companion named Lefty. Unless stated otherwise assume she's present.