After a successful pack meeting, Nat wasn't interested in wasting time. She had promised her allies and acquaintances a festival and they had been waiting for it long enough. They had a home in which to host it, a wedding to feature, and their old valley was open for the hunt. It was time, but they still needed to plan it. She had asked ((ooc note;; she will asked in the meeting XD)) her sister and mentee to join her after the meeting under the nearby tree she had claimed in order to do just that. Natalya made her way over before turning and sitting below the branches, her tail swaying back and forth across the grass behind her. She smiled as the others joined her. "We have a wedding and festival to plan, and I would like to do it quickly. I would like it to span over two days. The first dedicated to a daytime gathering where we can discuss alliances, marriages, and the like, a group hunt, the wedding, and the celebratory feast. The second day could simply be a meeting for all of the leaders in attendance and a final gathering where we can announce any decisions on marriage arrangements and say our farewells. I would greatly appreciate ideas and input from you both, especially from you, sister, where your wedding is concerned." "Burn Baby Burn"

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After the meeting, Natalya had asked Hani and Phoebe to meet with her. Hani had obeyed and followed closely behind her mentor. When Nat turned and sat, Hani did the same, ready to hear what she had in mind. The woman spoke of a festival and a wedding, and Hani felt herself getting excited. She had never been to a festival! The idea of her meeting wolves from other packs and being able to talk to them without being worried of them attacking her or accidentally offending a pack was wonderful. Natalya wanted to know what Hani and Phoebe thought, but nothing came to the girl's mind. She was excited, but she had never even been to a festival, much less planned one! The girl's tail wagged behind her, "Food! Everyone likes food! Oh, but you already mentioned a hunt... Um..." Hani thought for a bit. Spars crossed her mind, but she really didn't like fighting... "Ah! Maybe we could have flowers for the wedding?" She didn't know what exactly a wedding was for or how it was supposed to look, but it sounded like a celebration and flowers were celebratory- right? Speech

Phoebe followed her sister obediently away from the group to discuss the festival she had been waiting on for some time now. The festival had been an exciting idea to begin with, but now that she had her daughters to find potential husbands for and her own wedding to plan she was over the moon about it. She settled on to her haunches beside Hani while Nat spoke, nodding in agreement to each thing Natalya had planned to include in their festival.

Hani spoke up first when her sister asked for suggestions, and it brought a smile to her muzzle. "Flowers would be lovely. I would love to have it in front of the huge willow in the middle of the estuary, maybe at sunset? I hate to be a romantic, but I think that would be a beautiful spot. With lots of flowers," she added with a smile toward Hani before going on. "Anyway... I think it would be a good to find a way for the young ones to socialize a bit before we decide on pairings, just to see how they interact."



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She listened to the suggestions of her companions, getting more excited with every moment. She worried for a moment that not all of their guests would get along well. She wasn't certain of who was allied with who, but she wasn't about to let that get in the way. This was not to be a time for packs to battle over their differences, but rather an occasion for peace between them. She would not tolerate dark thoughts and actions during a celebration of life and love on her lands. "Indeed, sister. Perhaps at that first gathering, you could host games for the children to get to know one-another? Tag, hide-and-seek, the like. That would give you a way to see them bond and evaluate their behaviors before making any matches. Any you thought proper we could discuss at the next day's meeting of leaders to decide which to go through with and announce those at the farewell gathering." She turned to Hani with a smile. "Would you like to be in charge of decoration for Phoebe's wedding, Hani? I'm sure some of the children, especially her girls, would be willing to aid you. I'm not much for decorating, unfortunately," she said with a chuckle. It wouldn't do them much good for a blind wolf to be choosing flower arrangements. "Burn Baby Burn"

Everyone seemed to approve of her ideas and Hani found herself smiling at the pair. Hani agreed that the wedding would have to be lovely. When Natalya offered for her and the girls to be the official decorators, Hani almost lost her cool. Her whole body felt warm and a smile spread across her maw as she nodded with an excited hum towards her friends. She shot Phoebe a look to make sure it was okay, adding, "I would absolutely love to Natalya, if Phoebe is okay with it. It would be a great opportunity for the girls too I think." Hani's eyes sparkled with an enthusiasm she hadn't felt in a long time. She wanted to be a big part of things, even if it was in the background. If she could make the wedding beautiful and ease everyone in attendance's mind, that would be enough for Hani.





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