Heloise lifted her head, calling to the wolves of Winterfell. all able bodied ones, ones without children to watch, and ones that perhaps were not doing anything at all. she would sound for them to join her on a patrol. though no formal beta was given rank, the young woman found it prudent to tackle patrols despite title. she was a soldier - and she would do better with something to actually do. though her real rank was a lowly squire, she still believed this. ever since her arrival back on Winterfell's land, she was eager to prove herself. her desire... to make a name for herself. contribute something to Boreas. it had been good to her so far, and she was quite eager to give back. lowering her head, she would wait for anyone to join. well, nearly anyone. there was nothing graceful about a patrol of children or elderly. a patrol was a show of strength. even if Winterfell had no allies or enemies in the north, it was still a show of their growth as a pack. twisting her head as she heard movement from the pines, she stood in a small clearing a few feet away from her den site. whoever showed up would have her respect. those who did not, well... let's just say she was a bit of a taskmaster. ooc; open winterfell patrol! any adult characters are allowed to join!

Elara was always up for something to do, she liked to keep busy and in most cases was that way until she exhausted herself. She had been quiet to start when she joined Acere, getting reused to the territory and building herself a very nice den. She had also taken up the task of scouting nearby lands for ample prey supply, noting both prey and predator routes and bedding down spots. With winter coming they would need to stock up on food, but now that the bears were preparing for hibernation it would make hunts more dangerous. Hunts would be better done in a group now, a bear less likely to take on several wolves. Although as Hibernation grew closer the large creatures would be more desperate and desperation led to stupid decisions. She had just come back from a scouting trip and had made it back to her den for a quick and safe dinner. She was in the process of finishing up her dinner when the inviting howl from the fellow pack member rang across the territory. Quickly gathering herself to her feet the northern female headed off in a quick pace towards the source of the call. Patrolling while getting to know another member would be fun and it would be more interesting then patrolling on her own, so she couldn't simply pass the opportunity up. When she came from the cover of the pines her blue eyes fell upon a white female wolf he was waiting to be joined. Wagging her tail in a friendly manner she approached. "Evening, I'm Elara Durand," he greeted the other, but was ready to start patrol. "Speech"

Fracture heard the call in the light of day, eyes blinking open sleepily from his nap. He recognized the voice of Heloise - a fellow squire of the pack. The dark man had spent the night previous on patrol and so he was resting up for his next. The blackness of his coat suited the darkness, and he was becoming more used to the cold chill of the north underneath the moon's light. He knew he'd likely be excused from the gathering, but if there was to be a show of strength and unity then he wanted to be present - even if it meant pulling a double shift. He got to his paws, dragging himself from his den within the ship and hopping down to head in her direction. He was a territory over and so it took him some time, but by the time he'd made it to the call there was only one other wolf who'd made it first. "Heloise." He greeted warmly, nodding his head to his friend. His arrival was just in time to hear the second wolf's introduction, and Fracture tucked the information away. He'd not met many wolves of Winterfell yet, even though he'd been there nearly a season. "Greetings, Elara." "Speech" "Thinking" "You."

So she didn't totally meet the requirements of the call but the girl was very much aware if she didn't do something to curb her own boredom she'd likely go a bit stir crazy. As unhappy as she was with her father dragging them all here and replacing them she had decided it wasn't worth stewing over for forever, not like Theta, who was quickly becoming intolerable to be around when she was in a mood... No Tsunami was instead going to use her anger at motivation, something to drive her ambition. And she knew that meant making her interest in participating, in growing. So she approached the small group. "Tsunami Preator." She said, sliding from the trees and lifting her gaze to look up at the adults, not quite yet meeting their heights yet but much much closer to her full-grown height than only a season ago. She'd be a yearling in only a year's time after all. She lifted her chin in defiance, daring any of the gathered wolves to protest her being there. "speech"

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the first to arrive was not known to her, though a warm greeting was given and a name as well. Heloise dipped her head at Elara yet before she could speak, Fracture showed up. he also greeted her warmly and gave his words to the other female pleasantly. a few moments passed, Fracture having given her name freely and close enough for Elara to know. to her surprise, a pup showed up and fell in line with them. Tsunami Praetor. a relative of Acere's? there was no time to dwell. Tsunami may be young, but at least she was willing to do the work most hadn't shown up for. "I am Heloise cel Mare" she introduced herself formally, with her shoulders back and head held high to show her pride despite her low rank. "a pleasure to meet you all." her body shifted to the treeline, where the light of the border was visibly seen where the trees ended. no other packs had settled in the north yet, but she was keen to keep a patrol a regular thing. they could not afford to be idle. "shall we get going?" if they had answered her call, they would not want to waste time standing around chatting like hens. Heloise moved forward, expecting them to fall behind her or near her, as she set off. ooc; yay thanks for joining guys!