This was much nicer than the north! Sure, the spring and summer hadn't been as bad, but now that it was starting to get colder again he wasn't too keen on staying where all the snow was through the winter again. There was another reason for him heading away from the north though. He hadn't seen any of the friends he had made in quite a while. He had followed Miss Sora for a while after she had asked if he wanted to go to the south with her, but after a while they had drifted apart and he had ended up in the north again. He had been pretty lonely the past season or so and he was determined to do something about that! He really had no path in mind until he came across a bunch of other scents. He had never come across a pack before so he had no idea that's what this was. Either way, he was certainly intrigued. Neptune made his way toward the sound of the rapids and at some point he realized that the scents he had smelled before were all around him. His tail wagged as he looked around excitedly, keeping an eye out for anyone and everyone. Finally! Some company! He padded further into the territory, not realizing he was actually trespassing. "Talk" "You" Think

She was making her way to get a nice cold drink from the rapids, Civetta clinging to her head as she made her way along. With the puppies here the pack had been busy caring for them, and she had kept herself busy. Tib had been busy with the pack since the bear attack, which she totally understood! He needed to help out his uncle with all of that and she could always add to her growing collection of things. Humming to herself softly, she paused when her finch gave off a warning tweet. Looking to her left she saw a young looking, really big... puppy? Wait what? Blinking a few times, the woman paused with her head falling to the side. His features were still pup-ish but there was no doubt that he was larger than her. He was also not a member of Abaven, and very much within their territory. Doing a quick scan of the area she saw that no one else was around, so she quickly trotted over to him. The closer she got, the more clear it became that he was big, even for his age. It made her hesitate for only a moment, but she pushed on to reach him before someone not as nice as her found him here. "Hi there, excuse me!" she called in a sweet voice, pausing a few feet away from him. He was getting closer to the rapids, and she didn't want to startle the blue male into the quickly churning waters. "You're on pack property, you're not supposed to be here!" It wasn't a threat, but there was a note of warning in her tone. If it had been a more sinister pack, the poor dear could have been attacked on sight. "SPEAK"

"Hi there, excuse me!" Neptune's ears perked up at the voice and his head turned till his amber eyes landed on the small pale lady that was trotting toward him. A huge grin popped onto his face immidiately as he turned to face her. He was quick to respond with an enthusiastic greeting of his own as well, too excited about meeting someone new to realize she didn't look entirely thrilled to see him. "Hello!" His tail was wagging away behind him until she told him he wasn't supposed to be here and that this was pack lands. Not only had he never heard of a pack, but what about them made it so he couldn't be here? That didn't seem very nice. Wasn't sharing nice?

"Oh," he said with some disappointment in his tone as his smile faltered a bit. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bother you! I was just looking for some company!" he insisted as he hoped that he wasn't in too much trouble. She seemed nice, but her tone was kinda stern so he wasn't sure. "But um... Miss, could you tell me what a pack is? Miss Sora didn't tell me about that!" His gaze grew curious as he spoke, his smile returning for the moment. He realized he hadn't introduced himself, but he didn't want to interrupt her now. That would be even more rude! So he kept his lips together for the time being while he waited eagerly for her explanation.

It was the scent of a strange wolf on pack lands that ultimately got Vali's attention, and then shortly after that Finch's voice. She drew closer to the two wolves almost immediately, curiosity in her eyes as she approached near the border... and saw Finch with her little bird, and a blue boy who was clearly not yet an adult. Super tall, but the kid was all gangly limbs. And he was... extremely friendly, and completely oblivious to the fact that he was trespassing. Then the boy spoke, and Vali corrected herself. Okay, oblivious to what a pack is. She laughed quietly as she approached closer, coming up next to Finch and greeting the girl - woman, really, but that would be admitting she was old, since Bass' children were quite old enough to have children. Thank goodness they hadn't yet. Chuckling again as the thought crossed her mind and she regarded the trespasser in front of her, she supposed she ought to be angry, but this was... rather adorable, and damnit, so was the pup. Vali greeted Finch with a quick nuzzle to the shoulder - after all, Vali was the affectionate type - and then she shamelessly jumped into the conversation. "A pack is a group of wolves that live together in a territory. This territory can be any size, and ours is large. It is considered against the rules to enter these lands without permission, and wolves can get punished if they do so." It was simple, but it worked! And her voice was completely kind, too, letting the kid absorb the information. She would not threaten him, though she would definietly let him know about the rules. She considered, then, tilting her head at the boy. "If you're looking for some company, why don't you talk to Bass, the leader, or alpha, of our pack? Perhaps you would be able to join us, and be a part of our family. Then you'd never have to seek out company again. We would be able to teach you anything you wanted to learn, too, and all about packs." Okay, she truly was shameless. She shot Finch a quick apologetic look, though her look was also amused and excited... a yearling was still young, and it'd be good for Storm's puppies to play with a wolf not far from their age, and to get away from one another. "Talk" "You" Think

Finch smiled at the boy, her gray marked tail wagging behind her. She was about to answer when another voice startled her, and she looked over to see Vali. Sighing, she closed her mouth as the older woman pretty much stole her thunder. Looking away, she let out a small huff as she made her move in on the child. Her ears flicked back slightly, she knew that Vali had been in a bit of a mood since Storm's puppies came but that didn't mean she had to come in and grip a hold on the first young wolf that wandered by. Maybe she had been interested to help him out. Letting out a soft sigh, she turned back to the two of them with a smile on her face. "Looks like Vali's got this. I'll go find dad." Turning around, she headed out with her and Civetta, going to check her fathers den to see if he was lingering. If Vali was going to talk him into coming, he might as well be there. Pausing, she turned around to wink a baby blue eye at the tall boy, laughing again softy. "My name's Finch, if you ever want to talk." With that she bound away, setting off towards the plains. -exit Finch- "SPEAK"

Before the nice blue-eyed lady could answer his question, another nice lady joined them and answered it for her. Neptune focused on the yellow-eyed woman so he could pay attention to what she was saying. After all, he didn't want to have to make her repeat anything! He kinda liked the idea of a bunch of wolves living in one place. It must be nice to always have someone to visit with and stuff. He still wasn't 100% sold on the whole not being able to come in to this area because they lived here thing, but he thought the good definitely outweighed the bad parts of this whole deal! "...be a part of our family." That was the part of the kind lady's speech that really caught Neptune's attention. The whole always having company and someone to teach him things was nice too, but his real family was all gone. Could he really have a family again? He looked back and forth between the two women hopefully at the thought, nodding in agreement to the idea of him joining this "pack". He was about to say something when the first lady mentioned something about going to find dad and turned to leave. He was a little sad to see her go so soon, but he gave her a happy smile and called after her, "Okay!" when she gave him her name and offered to talk later. He turned his attention back to the second lady then, realizing that her name must be Vali since that's what Finch had called her. "Could I really have a family here?" he asked, his tone innocent and sweet. "Talk" "You" Think