He called for Sparrow early that morning with steel in his eyes. Like it or not he was leaving Abaven to start on his own. Sparrow could rot in the plains and rapids for all he cared, he wouldn’t follow her and waste away, unknown. He was destined for greatness, his name would be great, and the name Wreckage would become synonymous with strength. He waited a moment and then called his mother and Aranea as well. They would come with him he was sure. Corentine he couldn’t care less for she could die pitiful and nameless like the rest of Abaven, although he supposed if she tagged along he could give her some meager rank to squabble for. Aranea on the other hand would definitely join, he was sure of it. He thought back to the day they had played together and what had eventually come from it and felt his heart begin to race. He sat with his back straight. He couldn’t tell Sparrow everything, just that he was a year old…Maybe even say he was leaving to find his brother…No, that wouldn’t work. He would just outright tell her; he was a year old now and wanted to set off on his own, that was all, Aranea and his mother had a right to know as they were all close, but he wouldn’t mention his true intentions or the pack he wished to create in the North. Even Aranea and his mother didn’t know of his true plans, only Cloud who was far far away. The only real threat was Vali who would hopefully keep her nose out of his business. Speaking  Thinking You

Sparrow was already awake when she heard the call. She wondered what Tyranis wanted. Was he ready to go off like the rest of his siblings? He was distant with all but Aranea. Their scents mingled through the pack lands.

As Sparrow approached, she dipped her head at the boy, "Good morning, Tyranis."

She didn't know of Tyranis's plan to start a pack, but even if she had, she wouldn't have particularly cared- why would she? She cared little for the personal lives of others. What they wanted to tell her, they would. That's how her family had always been.

"It's rare for you to call upon me, so I assume you have something you'd like to tell me?"

Though Tyranis's family was mostly gone, she didn't hate the young, broody boy. She held no ill will towards him. She simply thought that he was just a tad too eager to grow up in the face of the unfortunate events that befell his family.

Until he was ready to speak, Sparrow would wait.

“Yes.” He said solemnly, his throat suddenly tight. He was unsure if he should wait for his mother or Aranea to come, but then he thought it might be better that he didn’t. “I…I want to leave Abaven.” He said, his eyes fixed on the ground. He appeared nervous  but it was simply an act, in truth he wanted nothing more than to knock her into the dirt and rip her tail off although if he were asked why he hated her so he wouldn’t be able to say.

He swallowed hard and turned his ears back. “I’m old enough to go off on my own, I want to find my own place in the world.” He glanced at her then looked away, afraid that if he looked too long his bereft façade would fail him and the murderous intent in his eyes would shine through. “I only want your permission to leave.”

He stopped then, thinking, wondering, if he should press to ask if Aranea and his mother could come with him as well, but he wasn’t sure if he should. She and Aranea had become close he supposed, they certainly spent some time together, and his mother...Well, his mother had never been appreciated, he was sure it wouldn't bother Sparrow if she left with him. The thought that Storm might instead choose to stay behind with her daughter hadn't even occurred to him, he as her son, her lightning bolt who had been with her through the disappearance of Tempest, and Derecho, and even Cloud, going on without her now seemed entirely impossible, and yet he had never once anticipated how much his beloved mother loved Abaven and thought f it as her home.

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Sparrow heard the boy out, neither aware nor caring about his so-felt murderous intent. Even if she was aware, she would have found it baseless and petty- typical for a yearling. Nonetheless, he came to her asking for permission to leave and Sparrow intended to grant it. She felt neither excitement nor sadness at his decision- she felt nothing. Though she had apparently made some huge impact on the impressionable boy, he had failed to ever make a standing impression on her.

“I’m old enough to go off on my own, I want to find my own place in the world.” Sparrow tried not to roll her eyes at the whole "I'm old enough" spill. She wondered if his siblings had thought the same thing when they wandered off and... "disappeared."

"Of course," she said, no emotion in her voice. "You may leave and do as you wish."

She would have added that he was always welcome back in Abaven, but he wasn't really. Sparrow detested the idea of people coming and going from the pack. If he wanted to come back, he would be tested like everyone else.

"You're no longer an Abaven wolf, so shall I escort you to the borders, or will you see yourself out?" Sparrow said with a slight smile, trying to reiterate the finality of the situation. He wasn't a pack member anymore, so he needed to- well- get out of the pack.

Location: Serpent Plains She wasn't completely aware that the call from the boy was for her. It was for a few of them after all and Aranea chose to ignore it at first, thinking it wasn't for her. But she would think after a moment or two and start to stroll to his location after dropping her herbs at her den. Though she would be surprised to see Sparrow there already, she would wait in hiding for a good amount of time and listening to the soon end of their conversation. Ty wanted to leave? She had no idea in the slightest but Sparrow didn't seem to care which set a sudden heartache for Aranea. It was Tyranis, her romantic interest,  or Sparrow, the one other friend she had found in the pack. She wasn't thinking of all this yet, but she had a feeling that her heart would rip into two in a hot second here. "Ty...?" She exhaled regrettably, coming into view behind Sparrow but landing her body in order to face them both. She would look at him with a sad eye, avoiding looking at Sparrow due to the direction this would be going. Was he going to try and make her go with him or no? She was going to but there may have been a strain in their relationship depending on the way he went about this. Walk "Talk" Think

The second he saw her, so despondent and hurt he felt his heart ache painfully. He wanted to comfort her, to beg her to come with him, his mouth opened and he felt the words catch in his throat. He looked at Sparrow then back to Aranea.“Come with me” He wanted to say, but couldn’t seem to manage it. He could only hope his expression; desperate and begging would be enough to sway her into leaving Abaven with him. He swallowed hard. “I’m going.” He said quietly, his eyes on the ground but all of his attention on her. Would she come with him? Would Sparrow let her? Or would she force the girl to stay just to spite him. It was up to her, he wouldn’t decide anything for her, bu he knew in that moment that whether it was today or four years from now, whether his pack achieved the greatness he desired or died before they could ever be achieved, she would always have a place beside him. Walk "Talk" Think

Her heart was in shambles, though she had nothing personal against Sparrow she just felt that Abaven wasn't the same since Bass had left. She did not know what to do. Vali was the only wolf left that she had any sort of relationship with. That's how it was since she had joined Abaven. Vali and Bass were the only two she had relationships with, others she only had minor interactions with. She had tried to be a mentor, but the girl she was mentoring didn't seem as interested. Storm was getting older and lately the constant feeling of anxiety and depression was making her feel miserable. She had made mistakes, including not paying enough attention to her children. She blamed herself for Tempest and Derecho's disappearance, she blamed herself for Cloud up and leaving and being dissatisfied with his life in Abaven. She had never found true love and she felt there was no chance for any more children. She felt there was only a few more years left to her life and right now she wasn't doing anything useful. No one to train and her skills were not good for anything else. It was weighing heavily on her mind for a long time, she just was unsure of what to do. When her son's call rang throughout the territory her heart sank. She knew what it was for, he didn't tell her about leaving, but she just knew what the call was for. She felt her heart breaking, knowing that Corentine had no intentions of leaving her good friend Brandr. She was maturing a lot more then Storm had expected and knew she wouldn't leave. Finishing up what she was doing she exited her herb den and headed off towards where the call had come from. Along the way she crossed the scents of Sparrow (which was expected) and Aranea. The girl's scent was somewhat expected since Storm had smelled it on Ty's fur, he had made a good friend and she was proud of that. Little did she know the feelings that were blooming between the two. When she arrived she moved over to Ty and wrapped him in a light embrace, her breath shakey with emotion. She then pulled back, blind motionless eyes focused in the direction of Sparrow. "I am also requesting to leave Abaven, my Herb den will be left in stock for the pack," her voice was calm. She had a feeling that the new alpha wouldn't care, but Storm wasn't focused on that. "Talk" "You" Think

OOC: Only posting this so Sparrow knows how to respond to Aranea as well, hope there's no posting confusion. I will wait to post again obviously after everyone else has posted so there isn't any confusion A longing yet distraught look across her face as he responded, "I'm going", was not an answer she wanted to hear. She would have wanted him to beg and cry for her to come. He didn't have to be emotional but she wanted it from the heart. A woman, who she only recognized not as his mother, would stand beside him and state that she was leaving with him and that her herbs would be available in her den. Aranea would pull her ears back lightly and walk to stand beside Tyranis on his other side, eyes still avoiding contact with Sparrow. "As are mine." She didn't want to say anything more. Not to Sparrow, not to Tyranis, not to anyone. Walk "Talk" Think

Soon, Aranea and Storm came to the scene. Tyranis's feelings for Aranea were so apparent in his actions that it warmed Sparrows heart a good bit. She was glad they found each other and though she wouldn't admit it- for it was not her business- she hoped they stayed by each others sides for a good while. It was expected that the two healer women would want to leave with their counterpart.

It was regrettable, however- mostly in Aranea's case- that they would leave only based on the actions of Tyranis. Blindly following another usually was a sign of weakness, but Sparrow was willing to credit it to young love.

"I respect your wishes, but I am not quite ready to release you just yet, Sparrow said, keeping her voice even. "I have things I wish to discuss with the both of you."

Sparrow eyed Tyranis for a moment, "Come, walk with me for just a moment, Tyranis may wait at the borders for you."

Sparrow knew her heart would not be content to just allow the two women to leave without some form of closure, but this closure was for them alone and not Tyranis- he had already had his. Sparrow waited for him to leave before she turned to walk leisurely, keeping in check that Storm and Aranea would follow.

The moment Aranea came toward him he felt light as a feather. He wanted to tell her how grateful he was, that in that moment she had made him the happiest man in the world, but he couldn’t. He refused to let Sparrow see how much she meant to him…How much he loved her. He stayed stoic and calm as Sparrow sked to speak with them and he felt as though he had been thrown into a river of ice. He took a deep breath, trying to calm his nerves and not launch himself at Sparrow in that instant for even daring to keep them apart. He swallowed hard and nodded to Aranea, then turned to the blind woman “I will see you soon mother.” He said, his voice kept as neutral as possible. He looked at Aranea again for a brief instant and then walked away to the border to wait for them. -Exit Tyranis- Walk "Talk" Think

Sparrow wasn't letting them leave, at least not right now. Ears drew back against her skull in confusion though her sightless eyes remained emotionless. Why did it matter if she left Abaven, she honestly felt that Sparrow wouldn't care much. If she was worried about her fallowing her son then she could just stop right there. She had traveled for years before coming to Abaven and even though she lacked her companion, she knew her way around. She hadn't had any trouble until she crossed the man that was her kids father. None the less Storm was interested to see what exactly she had to talk to both her and Aranea about. At this point her decision wouldn't change no matter what the younger women had to say. Gently bumping her nose into her son again as he spoke to her before he took his exit to wait at the border. Her ears pointed back towards Sparrow and listened for her to get up and begun to move away from the current spot they were at. Turning the older women began to fallow Sparrow, using her ears to track her movements. "Talk" "You" Think

She would then realize that this blind woman was his mother, but she wouldn't show her surprise. Not at all. Instead she would continue to stare at him, a hurting expression, as if wanting him to feel her pain. It wasn't that big of a deal but she made it that way. And a part of her knew that seeing her like this would throw him overboard. She at least wanted him to speak to her, but he wasn't. He only had words for his mother. Her crystal eyes glued to him as he walked away, she would eventually drag her sight away to move to her now/once alpha. Sparrow was allowing her to go and that was another thing hurting inside her. She started to like Sparrow. They were becoming friends and that's all she wanted. She just happened to be pushed by Tyranis and of course her own feelings. She started to walk with the two older women, slightly behind them in step. Her moods were so bi-polar lately, maybe it was her own adolescence. Everyone should have saw her depression, but right now it was in the moment. She wasn't just moping around to mope around, this time it meant something. She remained silent and waited for Sparrow to talk to them. She wanted nothing more than to apologize but she couldn't form the words through her head. So she would just wait and see what she wanted to talk about. Walk "Talk" Think

Sparrow walked, parting from Ty. She walked for a moment before she spoke.

"I had things to speak to both of you about. I was hoping there wouldn't be an audience, but seeing as we're short on time, I'll make do."

Sparrow eventually slowed then stopped, turning to Storm.

"Storm, when my father left, I was destroyed. When I learned it was because of your pups, I blamed you. It was unfair, and for that, I apologize. We have both lost much of our family and experienced heartbreaking tragedy. I should have seen you as someone to sympathize with, but losing my father made me bitter. Again, I apologize for this."

Sparrow did feel remorseful for her hard feelings towards Storm. She also didn't know how to begin to mend the gap between them and now it was too late.

"Aranea, I really had hoped we would get to spend more time together, so I'm a little disappointed that we must say goodbye so soon. I can tell by the scents in the pack and by Ty's reaction, however, that you are following your heart and I support that fully. I hope you and I can still hunt herbs sometime."

Sparrow now addressed both of them, "I would like you to know, that if you ever need a place to stay, Abaven will welcome you. Though I was not your alpha long, I truly hope that both of you are able to find happiness outside of our borders."

Sparrow waited for either of the women to reply before saying her goodbyes and leaving the two to tend to the remainder of her pack.

The women quietly fallowed, using her ears to fallow Sparrow's movements. She began to speak letting them know that she had things to say to both of them. They didn't move far before Sparrow's movements stop, Storm also stopped with her ears pulled forward to listen. Sparrow started by directing her words towards Storm and the older women listened. Sparrow started off by confirming Storm's fears when Bass originally disappeared, but she didn't hold it against the younger female. The blame had to go some where and it was vary unfortunate that it landed on her. She knew what it felt like for a family member to disappear, two of her children she still hadn't been able to find. She to had to blame someone, but she had only blamed herself and her cursed disability for their disappearance. She was apologetic and Storm forgave her. "It's okay Sparrow I understand and I forgive you," She said with a smile and a light wag of her tail. She then addressed Areana and Storm remained quiet. It wasn't long before she turned her attention to both of them and began to speak to both of them. Her offer would remain ingrained within her mind, she had hoped that her son's dreams and desires became reality, but if it didn't then Abaven would always welcome her back. It was good to hear that she could come back if she needed and it was really appreciated. "Thank you Sparrow and I wish you the best of luck with Abaven. I have no doubt that you will be a great leader and I hope that Abaven will grow and expand," she said before raising, stepping forward and gently giving the younger women a farewell nuzzle. She then stepped back and waited for Areana before she would return to Ty at the borders. "Talk" "You" Think