The young Patriarch trotted along the shore that made up one border of Pantheon. He knew there was no real need to patrol this border since wolves suddenly being able to attack from the ocean were about as likely as crocodiles being able to fly, but it seemed easier to make the whole loop around the territory than it was to cut this section of it out. Besides, it was kind of nice to listen to the waves and enjoy the sun. That's when he caught his newest friend's scent and with a smile he turned his path to go find her. The patrol could wait a little while. It didn't take him long to find her, easily spotting her pale form and trotting toward her with his tail waving behind him. It had been a few days since he had called the meeting so Charm had officially been a part of Pantheon for a couple of weeks now. He was glad that meeting all his crazy family hadn't scared her off. "Charm!" he called happily as he got closer. He leaned down to give the smaller girl a friendly nuzzle before settling on his haunches in front of her. "Are you all settled in now?" "Talk" "You" Think

She was chewing on a rather large stick when she heard the shuffle of paws. Her head snapped up, a piece of bark dangling from jaws. Her pale tail beat against the earth as her pale eyes closed, leaning into his nuzzle. She jumped to her paws, snuggling up against his mighty chest. Her left paw scooped behind his leg, pushing her smaller form right up against him. Was she settling in fine, ya! Besides scaring the crap out of one of his sisters at the meeting, she really liked it hear. Pulling back slightly she looked up at him, bark still clinging to her lip as she beamed up at him. "Of course I am! I's really nice here, and I really do like i'! Lo's!" Smacking her lips together felt the strip of bark. Letting out a giggle she turned to head to the side, shaking it back and forth. But the darn thing has snagged on her! Oh no! Flashing her gaze back to Herc, her eyes grew wide as she pawed at the cruel bark. "I's bi'ing my lip! I's go' me!" She said, a bit of panic raising in her chest. Her rump wiggled on the earth as her gray ears pulled back to her head. Why did everything try to eat her? "Speech"

A chuckle bubbled up in his chest when he saw the bark dangling from Charm's muzzle. Everything she did seemed a little bit more adorable than it would be if someone else did it. He willingly let her push herself up against his chest. It was something he had grown used to and had come to expect from her. He thought it was strange at first, but now that he saw that she clung to everyone she met he didn't feel quite so... awkward about it. He beamed down at her and his tail wagged when he heard that she was settling in fine. Seeing her join the pack so easily made him hopeful that others could do the same. She seemed to notice the bark stuck to her muzzle and he smiled as he watched her try to shake it off. When that attempt failed her eyes flew back up to his with panic and his gaze softened. Hercules chuckled and replied, "It's okay, Charm. I've got you." He carefully took the piece of bark between his teeth and pulled it off of her lip, the offending piece of foliage coming away easily so he could toss it aside. Letting his orange gaze come back to hers he smiled and added, "There. You're all safe again." Being around her felt so refreshing after having to focus and work for long hours. She seemed so care free and he almost envied her a little for that. "Talk" "You" Think

He didn't seem to be phased at all about the mean thing that was attacking her lip, his gaze softening as she started to panic at the stupid bark. He said that he had her, and bent down to remove it. As soon as it left her lip she sprang up in front of him, dancing in little circles around his form, giggling the whole time. It would seem that it had been the key to her happiness, just the removal of a bit of bark. She tended to overreact when it came to things like that... although she had a feeling that Hercules was slowly growing used to her silly habits. Ending her little dance around him she rubbed her flank against his chest, tail flicking under his chin like a pleased cat. And then, without warning, she flopped to her back at his paws, her own paws in the air as her pale tail laid across her belly. She beamed up at him, wiggling happily on the ground. Blinking her big blue eyes up at the alpha, her head tilted to the side as she thought. "So wha' am I supposed 'o do here?" She asked softly. She hadn't really been given a task, and she liked to have a little bit of purpose in her life. It would seem that everyone here played their part, but she just sat back and tackled wolves, and made puppies cry... "Speech"

Hercules laughed softly and tried his best to follow her bouncing form with his eyes as she leapt up and started to circle him excitedly. She was so easily appeased and her excitement was adorable. When she finally came to a stop in front of him she did it with a brush of her flank on his chest and her tail flicking his chin. He blinked with surprise and his ears flicked back shyly for a moment. As comfortable as he had gotten with her lack of personal space, she still managed to catch him off guard at times. At almost a year and a half old he was fully aware of how pretty he thought Charm was, but all the feelings that poked at him around her still confused him quite a bit. She flopped down on her back and he peered down at her with a little smirk and a chuckle. She was absolutely ridiculous, but he kind of loved her free spirit in a way. Then she would catch him off guard in an entirely different way by asking him what she was supposed to be doing here. He blinked a couple of times and his head tipped to the side with thought as well. He honestly hadn't thought about it too much... He wasn't sure why that was since he had tried his best to find somewhere for all of his other members to be. He paused for a moment and then slowly spoke as an idea came to him. "Well... I think you'd be really good at making sure everyone is happy. We'll need someone to make sure all the pups are being played with and taught stuff and looked after as well... Besides that I could really use some extra help just keeping an eye on everyone and making sure everyone is getting along and has everything they need. If I had someone doing that I could focus on keeping the pack safe and could start working on making some alliances." He smiled a little and asked, "Do any of those things sound good to you?" "Talk" "You" Think

Hercules chuckled as he looked down at her, and she wiggled with delight. However, he seemed to be shocked by her question, as if he hadn't thought of it either. Well she had to do something! She knew that she was adorable and made others laugh, but was there really a position in the pack to do that? Her full attention turned towards him as he spoke, ever-wide eyes taking in his features. Oh, so there was something that that here? And she could play with puppies! Oh joy! The more he spoke, the more she got excited. Her pale tail was bouncing around on her belly as she wiggled on the grass, containing how happy she was was never an option for Charmeine. And then his speech ended, and he asked what she thought of that. "I love 'ha' idea! I' sounds jus' like me, some'hing 'ha' I would be really good a'," she said slowly, flipping around to her belly and springing back up on her paws. He had said something about going off to make alliances with other packs -- whatever that was -- and she frowned. "I'm going 'o miss you when you go away 'hough... You won' be gone long, righ'?" Charm's head tilted to her left before she nuzzled the darker boy. "Bu' of course I would love 'o help you, Hercules. I love helping you." "Speech"

Hercules smiled happily when she agreed that those things would be stuff she would be good at. He had been sure she would agree, but it was good to know that she knew she would be helpful here doing those things. She hopped up, as quick as ever, and then another frown crossed her muzzle. His ears perked up to listen to her concerns, ready to ease her worries and give her solutions again. Really he just wanted to make sure she was happy. For whatever reason seeing her upset, even if it was just a little bit by the smallest thing, really bothered him. He didn't want her to have any reason not to have that cheery smile on her face. She asked about him leaving and wanted to make sure he wouldn't be gone long. Oh, was that all? She nuzzled him and he smiled down at her. That weird feeling fluttered in his chest again from her touch. He still couldn't really tell if this feeling was good or bad it was just... different from what he had ever felt before. "I won't ever be gone for long. A day or two at most, I promise." He leaned his head down so he could give her a little nuzzle in return. "You could even come with me sometimes if you wanted to, you know," he said as he lifted his head again, his orange gaze peering down at her clear blue eyes. "You'd probably have to keep from hugging the other alphas though," he added with a chuckle. "Talk" "You" Think