The man that Haydée had found out in woods is extremely friendly and the young Leader is quite happy to be dragging him back to Ethne. With a bounce in her steps, the young woman leads him out of the twisting labyrinth of trees and toward where their pack waits. As they near the borders of the falls, she cheerfully exclaims, “Okay Eltrys, we are almost there! I hope you don’t mind but there will probably a few wolves that wish to meet you. If anyone is ever mean or says something that offensive to you, please let me know. We all try our best to be respectful of each of other but we are still wolves and prone to mistakes. Just know that we are learning as we go.”

A happy smile is on her lips as she welcomes him into Ethne, the pair breaking the tree-line that hides the falls from view, together. Tipping her head back, Haydée sings a call for her mother, Ikuchi and anyone else would like to greet a new member. As the call fades into the morning light, the russet woman expertly traces the familiar pathway to where the falls waits for them. The roar of the water can be heard long before they come into view and when the beautiful sight comes into view, the young woman slows to allow Eltrys time to absorb it all. After several minutes, she directs him to deposit the fawn on the ground and flicks her head toward the falls, offering him time and space to roam around and explore the place he will be calling home.

The smile that Haydée wears grows with each passing moment.


"Haydée Kedieo"

"Speech"

Eltrys carries on his broad back a young buck he had hunted the night before while he pads steadily next to Haydée's eager stride. His countenance is easily mistaken for a gruff or somber demeanor with his wide jaw, strong chest, and piercing glacial blue eyes set in a dark face that might hide some of his subtle expressions.

His eyes gladly offer a warm response to the young woman's fair warning of potentially being mobbed by new pack mates and how they were all trying their best.
"I would not have it any other way." He states heartily with a chuckle. Nothing like a lively community to display a pack's health and wealth!

He continued to follow a step behind her and was pleasantly surprised to hear her voice sing out to call the others about him. Was this how all newcomers were hailed to the pack? What a welcome indeed! He didn't know yet if he should have joined her voice, there would probably be other chances in the future.

It was obvious by how she moved that she knew this area very well, and the popular trail made it a little easier for him to carry his prize. His dark ears catch the rumble of a waterfall, and the roar was almost deafening as they broke cover and it came into view. He paused his trek and lifted his pale blue gaze to the crest of the waterfall's beginning, then let his eyes fall with the right blue waters into the pools below. The sight was a wonder and the colors would certainly fall under his "magical" category a certain Bramble would have argued with.

Eltrys glances back to Haydée's direction and when he catches her eye he nods at the falls and tells her, "Inspiring!" before following her direction to lay down the fawn at the spot she indicated.

He followed her lead and looked around at the beautiful view, but he couldn't keep his gaze on the environment for long. He couldn't help silently comparing the colors of the spring buds of Auster to the warm gaze of the young woman. Her smile was contagious and his own kept widening as he tried to keep his arctic blues on his surroundings, drinking everything in.

After returning to Ethne and having her wounds tended to by Dorian, Bellamy had slipped off any chance she could to see Acere. His den being in the territory of the creek was risky, since her daughter and Bae-Syl were bound to start noticing her absences eventually. But alas, Bells needed the comfort of the other man. They needed each other, a pair of lovers that had connected with one another after the loss of their previous mates. Bellamy longed to bring him to her den, but knowing that she shared a connection with her daughter, she worried that she might not be able to see Acere as she had. Her children were already worried enough about her state of mind with the raids… there was no reason to worsen them.

Hearing Hay’s call, Bellamy excused herself from Acere’s side and pulled away from him. The cuts on her face were still healing, raw enough to show that they had been recent. The woman thanked the stars for spring’s arrival, it helped ease the ache of her bones. That and the rainy season being gone. Bellamy was approaching the falls when the scent of a stranger caught her attention. It mingled with Haydée’s own. A newcomer, perhaps? A smile came to her lips. It had been quite some time since Ethne last welcomed a new member to their pack.

The she-wolf would find her daughter with a young man, a young man who seemed to have hunting prowess on his side. Bellamy gave a nod to them both. “Welcome to Ethne. I am Bellamy Kedieo, the founder of and Co-Leader of Ethne.” She dipped her head to the young man. Her gaze flicked to her daughter, a proud look reflecting in her eyes. Though Hay had been doubting herself, Bellamy just became more and more certain of having made her daughter the heir of their pack. She was a fine Leader, one that would get better the longer time went on.

"Speech," 'Thought.'

A new member. Curiosity pulls Alexander away from his stretches and leads him back toward the falls. He had been preparing to go on a hunt to stretch his legs, to occupy his time in the most enjoyable way he knows how, but the idea of meeting a new member fills him with curiosity. As far as the young man knows, he’s the only one in Ethne with a main focus in the hunting arts. Would this new member be interested in hunting too? He can only hope!

He’d arrive to find his sister with a brown-furred male. He is bigger than Hay, but smaller than Alex is. His mother is also already there, and he approaches with a wag of his tail. “Welcome to Ethne.” He takes note of the fawn and arches a brow as he looks back to the other male. “A clean kill. Your work?” Maybe he was about to luck out and meet another hunter after all!

"Speech," 'Thought.'

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"Speech!"
Iki was up and running at the call from Haydee. She sang of a new friend! Oh how he loved having friends! He was so excited. He had his gnaw bone in his mouth and his pudgy self broke into the area with an excitement only he could seem to always have no matter the circumstances.

His body shook with excitement as he dropped the bone and sprang forward to a stop next to his grandma practically putting his nose to the new member's nose. "Hi! I'm Ikuchi! Your new bestest friend!" he gave a grin from ear to ear and his tail wagged so fast. His eyes sparkled with the eagerness and happiness of having a new friend.

He was dense, fat and so happy all the time. Very little could put a damper on his entire being. He'd completely forgot Haydee had called him here in his excitement too.

"Speech"
The gentleman watched as members came from near and far in curiosity, an elder with fresh wounds the same age as Haydee's came up first and introduced herself as the co-leader. Eltrys dipped his head respectably and before he could introduce himself a nose attached to a rather orange pudgy yearling was pressed nearly up to his and introducing himself as well.

Eltrys gave a deep laugh at the teens antics and took a step back. "You weren't kidding!" He sighed joyfully aside to Haydee.

"Yes, Thank you for your greetings. I am Eltrys." and gave a friendly wink to the youngster. A larger young man, of the giant type the hunter had only come across a few times before, this time with intimidating fangs, approached him and welcomed him warmly to Ethne, he also remarked on the fawn.

"Indeed!" Eltrys exclaimed heartily, "I thought it would only be right to bring a gift to share." He looked at each one in turn, a quiet joy warming his heart to bursting. He believed his mother would be proud of him here.

"You have a beautiful place here, thank you." He remarked gratefully.