ooc: due to some things happening there will be no seige between imperium and Sonticus. Sonticus will be moving to the west to start over quietly. Note after they move Sin and his brood will be leaving the pack. DUE DATE FOR THIS WILL BE the 4th. If you don't post no worries this serves as Arian telling the pack they are moving to Wolfpaw Lake and Druid's Moore. Arian would stand upon the wood for a moment to take note of her position. Things had been calmly thought through and she thought this was the best decision for the pack. Sin's pack would be their neighbors still, however he wouldn't have a say in this pack. He would be leaving, and she tried to make up for her actions by returning the favor through actions. Still, a safe place to start over was what they needed. Away from Imperium who soiled their lands, and away from Yfir who was a threat being so close. Arian would tilt her head back and in a howl to call the pack together. She certainly hoped everyone would be happy with her decision. No she hadn't spoken to Cypress nor Avalon about it, but sometimes she thought maybe something like this was her own choice to be made. Pulled her head down, she would keep Riv closer to her side. Her son had decided to come out with her. Since after this they would be leaving these lands to the West. Closer to the area's she had been born in. She was running away maybe, just like Katja had warned her to. Arian threw away the thought and took in a deep breath. Take it calmly was what she needed to do. Everyone needed their lives lived. They weren't strong, nor ambitious. She knew she wouldn't be alphess forever, but she wanted to make sure Sonticus stuck around. Maybe for more than just her children's generation. "Talk"

{Sorry I wasn't active. I was grounded and only got this weekend to do whatever I want XD}

Jasha had been really sick, unable to hardly move or even eat. He still was, his head lowered and mismatched gaze still dull. Paws carried the boy towards his mother, tail dragging behind him. As he got close enough, the male wagged his tail slightly before flopping down next to his mother. The pup didn't know what exactly was going on, but he glanced up at his mother as he lay his head on his paws. Being sick was no fun; he couldn't play with his siblings or make any new friends because he was so tired. "What are we doing, Mom?" His head would tilt slightly, and he would attempt to meet his brother's gaze. Maybe he knew more than Jasha did.

Sin Hellstrom

The call was expected and had not gone unheard. Rising from Arietta's side, he placed a gentle kiss upon his sleepy mates forehead and made his way outside, stopping once to look back at her and his beautiful newborn children. Continuing on, he found Arian standing on deck with her sickly child, though which one it was he didn't know, nor did he really care. How was it that her child became sick? None of his had become ill, though there was always the chance throughout life. Perhaps that particular child of hers would be the weakest of the lot, often the ones who became sick early in life were the ones who weren't strong enough to survive later. But no matter, it was none of his business. Striding over to stop before Arian, amber gaze bore into hers as he thought about his family and their life. Sonticus was not for them, and not only that, but he had his own future and the future of his family to think about. "Arian, my family and I will not be travelling with you. We've our own futures to think about, so I ask that we be released from Sonticus." Strange that permission was coming from him, but right now it mattered not to him. His min was on his new little ones, another litter coming any day now. He would not risk being lost from his children, not like he had with his first litter...he wanted to do right this time, so their safety was his priority. "Also...I want Amachi and Xephyris." The pair had shown promise when he'd met them, Xephyris especially had shown promising skill, and not only that but upon meeting the man before Sin came to Sonticus, the determined male had shown that he wanted more then what this pack had to offer. And Sin had promised him something new, somewhere he could excel and unleash his full potential...as for Amachi, she was something pretty to look at. Something to add to his collection...and she too, had shown excellent fighting skills during their training session. Surely the pair would be useful in the future.

Arian's eyes would gently move over her son. Sick as he was, he would be fine she knew that. Scooting him closer to his brother her eyes then locked on that of Sin. Her ears perked forward, she knew that it had been coming but she still wanted the family to have a safe trip. "As long as they aren't going as slaves I don't mind. They are their own wolves they can do what they want." she would say with a soft smile on her face. She had learned quiet a bit from the man, and starting over would do all of them some good. Arian knew that Sin had his own family to worry about. "I'd still like to help you and your family to the west. We could help carry your pups." Arian would offer. New life was not to be subjected to torture. After all, they had a strong father and strong mothers as well. Plus as a healer she could be of service whenever something went wrong. Her tail only flicked hoping everyone would be happy with this. "Talk"

Cedric would hear his mother call out, what was this about the boy wondered. He would come to his mother being careful to not step on anything he hadn’t seen before. When he arrived there was only three wolves there besides his mom. Two of them were his siblings of whom he was fine with, he hadn’t seen Jasha in a while since his brother had been sick. During this time Cedric had decided to put some distance between him and his brother, sleeping outside of the den on one of his mother’s fur pelts. The other man there he hadn’t seen before or at least didn’t remember him. The boy would skirt around the area the scarred man was occupying to join his brothers.

Kreft would hear the call of his alpha from the safety of his den, what now they had only just had a meeting last season. Regardless he would heed the call and come to the meeting spot, three of Arian’s children were there but he didn’t pay any attention to them. He would have to hold some training for them at some point though, it was no use harboring pups who had no clue how to defend themselves. His mind centered in on the white male, Sin. He had hated that wolf ever since the last meeting, but when he arrived he heard some snippets of a conversation between Sin and Arian. Sin was leaving! This brought extreme joy to Kreft, he didn’t show it on his face but it was there nonetheless. If you were to look only at his eyes you would see the eyes of a wolf who had not once been happy in his life return to the state of a pup. Kreft would take a seat as far away from Sin as he possibly could.

The young male heard the call, his gray tipped ears swiveling, silver eyes looking to the ship. He was not far from it, and it took only moments for his paws to carry him up the ramp and onto the deck. Xephyris arrived only just in time to hear his name spoken, which caused his ears to perk with interest. Why were they bringing up his name? He closed the gap between himself and the few gathered wolves, seeing Kreft arrive just before him. His silver eyes ran over the pups that hung around Arian's paws. It was his first time seeing her litter, and he grinned at them - they would have a lot to learn in the coming seasons.

He just caught Arian's words. "As long as they aren't going as slaves I don't mind. They are their own wolves they can do what they want." Was she talking about him, response to what Sin had been saying? Then she made mention of helping Sin and his new pups to the west. Seating himself, Xephyris realized he was out of the loop, and wondered what precisely was going on. He wanted to speak up, to ask what was happening, but he knew if he merely remained silent and listened, he would soon find out all he needed to know.

Sin Hellstrom

That was it? She was going to let him take them without any sort of...fighting or objection for them? That was odd...was she playing some sort of game? Or would she hold him to some sort of unsaid favor? His facial expression remained unchanged as she spoke to him, agreeing in letting him take two of her members, one of which was one of her best...which still made him skeptical about Arian. She acted friendly...a little too friendly...at least as long as he'd known her, which wasn't very long at all. She wished for the pack members that she was giving up to not become slaves, well ultimately it was up to him. But as long as they did nothing to earn the lowest rank then they would be safe. "Don't fret, they're in good...paws, so to speak. They're in no danger of becoming slaves unless they've done something to earn that rank." As he was about to turn and leave after saying his piece, she offered her services to help transport his children. They had just been born--two litters--and indeed, they were too small to travel just yet. He debated on declining her offer, but something in his head clicked and he thought first. There were six children...Arietta was weakened after just giving birth, as was Ylva...that left him, his three eldest children, and Ylva's brother Diablo in helping transport the pups...but he didn't trust Diablo with his brood just yet, and he wasn't sure how Paradox nor Forsaken would take to carrying their younger siblings. And he wasn't entirely sure if he trusted Enigma not to drop one for laughs. Squirrel, however, he trusted to help...the young lad ready and available to do whatever menial task Sin had for him. Reluctantly, he turned to face Arian again, the words dragging from his tongue like a cat off a curtain. "I...will have to accept this offer...with Arietta and Ylva just giving birth, they are too weak to make the trek without support. I don't know if my children will help, and I don't trust Ylva's brother with my brood...Squirrel and I can carry one each. That leaves four more that need assistance."

Ravine had been late to answer the call as he had been finishing a small rabbit meal when the woman's voice rang out. He had unfortunately arived only to hear the tail end of a conversation between Arian and Sin. It had something to do with pups needing help, or rather Sin needing help with the pups. Before offering up his assistance, the black and white male would look around at the others in hopes of getting some kind of idea of what was going on. He couldny figure anything out so would give a small offer anyway. "Arian, I would be willing to help cary a pup." regardless of how Ravine felt about the other man, he still adored pups. Speech,

Revealing how she felt to Ravine had been wonderful. It had made her happy, knowing her feelings were received and returned. The woman felt lighter than she had before, and she padded along with new purpose within her body. Her single orb held more life, and she felt a determination within her as she strode back towards the ship. She had a mind to ask Arian about something in particular, but then came the sound of a call. A pack meeting? The woman would let out a soft sigh. So it appeared that her needs would be set aside for the time being as she padded the rest of the way home. Arriving just a moment after Ravine, she would twitch what remained of her ears. Gaze would flick towards Sin, then back towards Arian as she gently pressed into her new mate, taking comfort in being next to him. "If you need additional assistance I'll be happy to help." Though children were often afraid of her due to her scars Akemi couldn't help but love them. Turning her head toward Ravine she would give a gentle lick to his muzzle, feeling her heart speed up as she did so. "Talk"

"Come on Phil, let's join momma and the others!" The little girl would snatch up the chewed up stick and go bounding after her mother and siblings, paws drumming on the metal as if she was a galloping horse. It would be her first time joining a meeting, so she was extremely excited to see the other wolves in the pack and possibly get to know them at the same time! Arriving, the girl would come up and brush along her siblings before jumping ahead of her mother and looking around at the gathered wolves, tail swinging like mad behind her. "Ruuurshes!" She barked, voice muffled by the stick in her jaws. Without hesitation she would run up to the nearest wolf and look up to him, Sin, in awe. He had strange but cool markings on his body that immediately wanted her to get! Then she was off again, running up to a woman who was scarred and missing parts of her body, Akemi. "Ruu shu ritty!" She exclaimed, calling the woman pretty.

Things were changing quickly, the leader of this pack summoned her followers and Master had something going on. He slinked from the shadows and followed to the gathering, keeping towards the back and listened to what was exchanged between the wolves. Sin was moving his followers, not staying with Sonticus. Was it time he was making his pack then? Hearing his name mentioned the boy would pad forward, keeping his low as he came up beside his Master. A lot of children had been born and assistance was being offered to help carry the kids down south. Of course the slave would carry one, even force himself to carry two if he had to.