The pups were now old enough to be out of the den and the pack was overdue for a meeting. He mainly wanted his pups to see all of the faces of the pack and to see if there would be interest in mentors. He knew he could at least handle hunting with a few, but he hoped to get as much help as he could from the others, hoping the tasks would bring the pack together more. With Derecho and Torin back he felt it was the right time to call the pack together. He did his morning patrol and then headed back to the den, to make sure the kids were awake. If not he would need to get them up and fallowing him to the meeting. Once back he popped his head into the den. "Star, Kids, come on out time to fallow me to a pack meeting," he called before stepping back and waiting. He waited until everyone was out of the den before leading the way through the willows into the valley. He picked a more open spot in the valley before turning to face his family with a smile. "Now sit with your mother and try to remain still, this may be a long meeting and I know it's hard, but afterwards we can go for a walk and explore the valley" he said. Once they had settled he took his seat in front of them and lifted his head letting out a deep howl to summon the pack. It was time to gather and to meet the new faces officially. He was excited for everyone to meet his family, and proud to show of such beautiful and energetic pups. He lowered his head and waited. "Frost Talk", & 'Frost Think'

ooc: Mandatory pack meeting first round due by 10/21/18

Pain changes a heart, love it in the present. The howl had her lifting her head from her busy work. She'd been staying close to her den and digging several smaller bolt holes in the territories. With an abraxas having been on the borders and Torin and Frost refusing to believe her she wanted to ensure her own safety as well as her children's. Naeva was one of the few that stayed close to her though. Though Naeva couldn't learn from her what she truly wanted. Jewell would have to ask Torin if he would find a healer to teach her. Jewell on the other hand felt trapped here in lirim but to scared to leave the confines of the pack lands. She moved from the bolt hole she was digging and towards Frostbite's call. She didn't know if anyone had even noticed her separation from the pack even further. She was starting to even go so far as to avoid even Torin. She'd at one point have never dreamed of avoiding anyone but nowadays she couldn't think of anything better for her. With the potential of an abraxas now in their midst and no one wanting to think of the safety of the children over their usual kindness to strangers, she wasn't sure she wanted to be near anyone. Not to mention Faite and Rory had finally in her mind been accepted as never coming back. Abandonment was an issue with her enough already and this only made things worse. She stopped a short distance from frostbite and looked over his mate and pups. She gave him a small smile though it wasnt the one that used to light up a place and make others want to forget their problems anymore. In fact it was broken, much like her. She wasstartingto lose hope and it showed. She was even starting to lose weight though one would have to know her personally to see it at this point. Walk, "Jewell" "Alois" Think

Fawn was excited today! She bounced around her siblings and yipped excitedly as she flopped out of the den after her father. He said they were going to a meeting, and while she had absolutely no idea what that meant, she was excited anyway! She bounded alongside her father for a bit until they got to where they were going. She moved to sit between his forelegs, tail wagging as she waited for the others to join her. Her father howled for the pack, and the girls oversized ears perked up as she watched with wide eyes. It didn't take too long before a brightly colored creature showed up and sat far from them. Her eyes grew wide as she stared, what was that? Was that a wolf? She'd never seen anything so brightly colored that wasn't a bug or a bird! Was she half butterfly or something? "Daddy! Is that a wolf? Why does it look so different? Is it part butterfly? Or bird? Is it a butterbird!?" If her words were rude, she hadn't meant them to be. But she wanted to know how someone got so colorful! Was it paint? She needed to know! Speak

He had at last returned to Lirim after almost a season of being away. Granted he had come and gone during that time, but his return trips were brief. He mostly came back to check in with Kairi to reassure her he hadn't disappeared like her mother had, then he'd go right back out again. He met some interesting wolves while he was out, and it made him wonder why he didn't go traveling more. Why he only stayed around Lirim...of course, the answer to that was easy. His only family was here. His children, for the most part. Well...two of them, anyway. He hadn't seen Jaidah or Breasal for a while, and of course Rory was missing. So it was just Kairi and Torin...though his relationship with his remaining son was strained. Zell felt estranged from him, and he had no clue how to fix it. As he was heading to his den, he heard Frostbite's call for a pack meeting, and he almost debated not going at all. It's not like anyone but Kairi would miss him, and it's not like there was anything new, right? Were they going to hassle him if they noticed he had been gone? He huffed, half leaning towards continuing towards his den. But in the end, he groaned and headed towards the meeting. As he walked, he noticed all these weird little holes in the ground, and by scent he knew who was digging them. That little brat is fucking crazy... He thought. Someone could hurt themselves if they ran across the holes and didn't see them. He for one, was not in the mood for a twisted ankle or some shit. It didn't take long for him to arrive at the meeting, and he spotted Frostbite and his mate, as well as puppies? His eyes widened with surprise. When did that happen? He felt a small smile lift the corners of his lips as he approached Frost. "Congratulations, and welcome to fatherhood." He chuckled as he glanced at the pups for a moment, and suddenly he felt that longing in the pit of his stomach. He loved pups. Always had. And he had been secretly excited when Jewell's pups had been born, but that little brat threw a tantrum the last time he checked on one of her sick pups. It was a shame, really. He could have taught them so much, but he was pretty sure they didn't know shit at this point. Oh well. Not his damn problem. When he turned around to sit down, he spotted her and instantly his lip curled in disgust. Ugh! Why couldn't she just go away!? He sat down with his back turned towards her and waited for the rest of the pack to gather. "Talk"

Since their first day out of the den Eurus constantly had an itch to be outside. Each day he anxiously waited until they were aloud out for the day. He loved to be out playing under the willow with the sun peeking through the long branches and leaves. There was so much more room!! So when his father had come back this morning he was already ready and waiting to go outside. Fawn's excitement only fueled his already energy filled form. When his father called he dashed out of the den, careful not to plow anyone over. He bounced behind his father's long gait choosing to stay at Fawn's side. When they got there Fawn chose to sit in between father's legs so he chose to set at his father's left side, simply not hearing his father's words to sit with their mother. Silvery eyes took in the sights around them and watched as an extremely colorful wolf appeared and sat far to the back. He was curious of the wolf and he heard as Fawn began asking, trying to figure out what the colorful wolf was. He did not say anything, but there was no way she could be anything but a wolf, though he would need closer inspection which he mentally noted to complete at a later time. Then another large wolf arrived, making his eyes widen. He was as tall as his father, but much heavier muscle and with his cool red mask he had to be a worrier. Then a big grin formed on his face as the large man approached, his little tail wagging in excitement. He spoke to his father before falling back to have a seat. Since the meeting hadn't started yet Eurus bounded after the male, sat in front of him and stared up at him. "Are you a fighter," he asked with his tail still wagging. She would return to his father's side when the meeting started. "Eurus Talk", & 'Eurus Think'

Pegasus entered the  valley every bit as regal as a prince, with his head raised and his eyes alert. He briefly dipped his head in respect to Frostbite then took his seat, “Pleasure to see you again, Frostbite.” He greeted, then turned his head and  looked over the two that had already arrived, along with the alpha’s mate and children. The red woman in particular was striking with her vivid fur and vibrantly colored eyes, he wondered if she might have been related to Cél, a sister, he suspected, because even with her homely state he could tell she was not much older than himself. He glanced at the male quickly then let his vision return to the pups. The unknown, older male was around the same age as his father, and had an intensity to him that reminded him of his father as well. He felt compelled to speak to him, but would wait until the meeting was over to do so. Thinking of his father reminded him of his mission, and he wondered if Frostbite would give him an opportunity to speak his piece and gain the support of those who might be interested. His thoughts touched briefly on Célestin and with it came the steady flow of giddiness that always accompanied the thoughts of his friend. He couldn’t help but smile foolishly, then caught one of the pups staring at him with its head cocked, and he let the smile fade. In time he would tell Célestin his plan and he had little doubt that he would want to join him along with Ulric and Roza. "Talk"  "Thought"   "You"

She had just returned from outside of pack lands. She knew she wasn't supposed to go out unaccompanied with her rank, but she couldn't take being stuck behind pack borders any longer. She felt that she had been forgotten about, so whether or not anyone realized she had gone out, well...she simply didn't care right now. She had fun exploring something other than the same old stuff in Lirim that she had to look at day after day after day. How long had it been since she'd been in this rank? She couldn't remember anymore. It felt like forever, that's all she knew. Frostbite called the pack for a meeting just as she was coming back from her venture, so she headed over to the gathering. Well...a very small gathering. There was only a handful of the pack there, Frost's new pups included. She wagged her tail as she moved to sit with her father, watching the pups and even watching the one that came up to her father. "My dad's the best fighter ever!" She exclaimed, chuckling as her dad gave her an embarrassed look. "Speak"

A meeting was being called, and Rin almost didn't want to go. He knew he hadn't been contributing, or doing anything much at all except the occasional patrol, barely eating, sleeping, and that was pretty much it. Once in a while he socialized, but those encounters were usually just by chance. Still, he figured he ought to go anyway. Pulling himself onto shaky legs, the old male made his way to the meeting where he saw just a handful of wolves. He was surprised, however, because he thought he would be the last one there. Tired gaze found the pups, and he felt his heart ache. He had no pups of his own, no family to live with. He felt a pang of heart break at the thought. He was so old now, surely it was too late for any of that now. In a sense, he always felt like he deserved to live and die alone. Not that he was really living, but he was alive. Just going through the motions and wasting his days. And yet...he felt like too much of a coward to do something about it. Many times he thought about dying and just letting something take him out of this world, but he was too afraid to even do that. Probably for the best, he thought. He sat down among them, though it didn't take long for him to sink to his stomach since he felt too weak to even sit up for long. And there he waited for the meeting to start. "Speech"

Ara and Novel had taken their time coming back to Lirim's lands. The journey had been a hard one for them both - and after an already-long trip back to this continent in general on Novel's part, Ara was intent on traveling slowly. The journey reminded her of one they might've taken so many years ago, once their boys had grown old enough to be on their own, when they'd managed to steal time to themselves to explore the continent and all its beauty. Those days were long behind them, though, and Ara wouldn't be at all surprised if this was the last real substantial trip that they took. She'd been content to linger outside of packlands for awhile, hoping to catch Frostbite at an ideal time and introduce Novel to him. But hearing his call helped her decide on that time. No better day than today, right? She let loose a brief call of her own, knowing Novel couldn't be far off, and hoping she'd join her. Might as well introduce her at an official meeting of all times, right? Ara was slow to make her way to the vast expanse of willow trees, and by the time she made it she was sure she was late. She offered an apologetic look to Frostbite before sitting near the edge of the group, glancing around and hoping Novel would show soon.

Star panted as she hurried from the den, over sleeping was awful, but she had been so exhausted it was hard to know what day it was, let alone get any kind of sleep schedule formed. Eira had been waiting for her and now trotted faithfully beside her as she made her way to the meeting that Frost had called. She had heard his howl, but continued to doze if only for a few moments. Now she worried she had slept too long, even though Eira said it hadn't been very long since her father had called for the pack.

Once she arrived at the meeting, she smiled apologetically at Frost and sat beside him. "Sorry, I dozed a little too long." Star sat close to Frost and the children, attempting to keep an eye on them. To the rest of the pack she gave a smiling nod, waving her tail as she took note of the faces present. A point would be made to get to know the ones who weren't familiar to her, though with five children socializing was a bit difficult.

While her other siblings seemed to want to follow their father, Eira had decided to wait for her mother. It didn't seem right to just let her come find them on her own, so Eira stayed behind. When she heard her father call the pack together, Eira had to fight her instinct to listen to him. She did get a little bored after a few minutes had passed, but soon her mother was awake and rushing out of the den as if she thought there was a bear waiting for her.

"We are late aren't we?" Her mother had asked. "Dad only called a little while ago, I don't think we are too late." She explained while trying to keep up with the fast pace Stardust set. It seemed her mom panicked when she thought she was late, which wasn't unusual. Stardust seemed to worry a lot, about everything. They made it though, and Eira took a few moments to study the new faces gathered. Shyness absorbed her though and she stuck close to her mother's sidea as a result.

Novel had followed Ara to the pack she now called home. She hadn’t been sure what to really expect after their long journey. Of course they had taken their time, enjoying the sights and each other’s company like they hadn’t been able to do for many years. Novel felt the weight of her age, knowing it would likely be her last big trek. The destination would eventually reach them, and instead of having a one on one meeting Novel realized she would be introduced at a pack meeting. Seemed like as good a time as any.

With what she assumed was the alpha’s call Ara’s was quick to follow, and though they’d been separated for a short time she rushed to find her mate’s side again. Ara was near, and with a little more effort than she wished to exert Novel would be reunited. Already her mate had found her place at the meeting and Novel, after looking around for only a moment, would come to sit down close beside her. Hopefully she wouldn’t cause too much of a fuss, surely a small old healer was no cause for alarm. Of course her medicine bag and Elohim were attached her to as well.

She nuzzled Ara quickly before deciding where her blue eyes should focus, all the wolves around her were unfamiliar.

Seth lay curled snugly in the shallow den he'd scraped out for himself when he'd first limped into Lirim's pack lands. He hadn't left it much, except to take care of himself and gather more herbs to refresh the poultices. He spent a lot of time sleeping, either in the den or out in the sun. It was important to let his body have that time to heal, and he was patient enough to let it have that time without complaint. He was careful though to get out often enough that he didn't let his body waste away. He had enough problems without adding badly healed muscles stiffen up permanently, or getting pneumonia from not stretching his lungs despite the broken ribs. Right now that was still his major issue, the rest of the injuries from the flood being more or less healed. Just the ribs and a sprain, and it was time that would take care of those. So when he drifted awake to the sound of a howl summoning the pack together, he decided it was time to go meet the mortals who called this pack home.

Crawling from the den and stretching aching joints, he set off slowly towards the call with his usual hopping gait still somewhat hindered by the sprain and broken bones. The first thing he noticed about the mortals was that, barring the young pups he saw peppered here and there throughout the group, every single one of them towered over him. Well, he hadn't really expected any differently, even among mortals, but well... one could hope, couldn't they?

The second thing that he noticed was the very obvious young woman who claimed to have been raped by an Abraxas, already there and sitting prominently. He gave her a covert appraisal, then decided he didn't want to risk another melodramatic scene and instead of mingling and learning his packmates before the meeting began, he limped over to the side of the group as far from her as possible and carefully lowered himself to lay on his belly, putting his heavy head down on stubby forepaws and skewing his gaze up towards Frostbite, carefully avoiding looking at the brightly colored younger woman and doing as little to bring scrutiny to himself as he could. He would simply have to find another time to learn more about his other packmates. Clearly this would not be a good time to be drawing attention to himself.

To say blaise wanted anything to do with the packmates he currently has was a lie. In fact the boy had only been sticking around when he absolutely had to. His mother was fucking insane. She was digging like some mad woman, like it would keep her safe from whatever evil she claimed lurked out there. He wasnt an idiot either, her actions didn't scream normal nor did her apparent mental state. He'd put it together a while back but kept it from his siblings in case they were too naive or stupid to notice, they weren't planned children and they certainly weren't made from love. It left only two options and he knew which was more likely of the two. They were made from rape most likely. He'd not confirmed it completely but he didn't want to ask, deep down he kind of hoped he was wrong.

The howl drew his attention from his hunting. There were boar in the area and he certainly wanted to deal with them more than attend a meeting. He would have to come back though. He turned from his path and moved with his head high to where the call came from.

As he arrived he took notice of everyone there. He moved, bumping up against his mother with the only affection he dared share, then he moved off. His eyes took in everyone, including the new pups. As he moved towards the newest face and past Zell he intentionally dipped his head to the older fighter, uncaring of this made his mother mad. A smirk graced his lips as he moved to seat himself beside the newest man here. A small deformed thing with an intent to stay hidden not going unnoticed by him. A smirk graced his lips. "Bonjour. Name's Blaise Adravendi." of course he kept nothing but confidence about him as he looked at the man with a slight curiosity.

VALANGA Valanga’s head cocked at the gigantic male and the smile that crossed over his features. What was he smiling about? All he had done was say hello to her dad. Her attention quickly diverted as more wolves arrived, her tail waving in an arch with every new face. She greeted her mother by bumping her head against her leg then turned her attention on two older ladies, her tongue lulling out of her mouth as she sat before them.“Hello, my name’s Valanga, what’s yours?” She introduced, looking between them excitedly. She turned her head, still grinning broadly as the squat toad-like male approached, who was promptly greeted by a bright red male. The rapport the packmates shared between each other was comforting and even in her youth she understood how a pack became a family. Speech

Célestin hadn't failed to notice that  his mother had been digging holes everywhere and frankly it was making him a bit worried. She seemed to be more scared than he was used to and he couldn't even begin to guess why. To be honest it made him a bit on edge, not that he ever bought into his mother's paranoia but something had put her on edge, still he trusted that his uncle wouldn't allow anything bad to happen to his mother. Still these thoughts rolled through his mind as he approached the meeting, having heard Frostbite's call. He had seen the newest additions around though he hadn't directly approached them yet, and it certainly would have been impossible not to hear them. As he approached Frostbite he noticed the pups pilled around him and he gave a wink to them. Then he turned his attention towards the gathered wolves. He spotted his brother sitting off to the side with a strange looking wolf, one he'd never seen before and rolled his eyes before walking over towards his mother, giving her a gentle shoulder nudge, he gently nosed at her cheek fur and whispered: "Il y a quelqu'un que je veux te présenter. " He took a moment to glance back at Frostbite, "Plus tard." He gave his mother one last nudge before turning his attention towards the one he hoped to introduce to his mother. Célestin's face light up with a grin as he approached Pegasus, noting the way his friend wasn't looking too happy himself. The boy trotted over and settled himself beside the other male, trying to nudge him with his shoulder. "Don't like pups?" He asked, his tone was partially teasing but he was also curious. Walk, "Talk", Think

Like his other siblings, Anoixi was more than happy to trail after his father, trying to gnaw on his sibling's tails if they passed close enough by his muzzle for him to grab on to but otherwise focusing more on his parents as they moved than on his siblings. Though when his brother and sister ignored their father's instruction he also took that as a cue to do the same, trying to smush himself between Fawn and his father's left leg. He stared wide eyed as wolves he'd never even imagined existed, somehow each one seemed a wonder in their own right though of course his fascination was wholly drawn towards the rainbow colored woman, his jaw agape. Fawn questioned what she was and Anoixi shook his head, how Fawn could think she was a butterfly or a bird he didn't know.  "She's obviously a flower!" He whispered as loudly as one could whisper. Then another rainbow covered wolf arrived; this one chocolate brown with a flag of colors runs along his back. He gaped up at this wolf as well. When the wolf winked at them Anoixi quickly pulled back, retreating to hide behind his father's left leg; feeling unsure about being recognized in such an open way by a wolf he didn't know yet. "Speech" Think

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She was running late but that's what being in her own little world did. She was busy by the waterside grooming herself and studying the flowers there. of course when Blaise moved through the area intentionally splashing the flowers away and turning them upside down with the wave she gave an exasperated sigh and turned to follow him. If she was that late it was a bad thing. Mom would probably be worried if she wasn't there soon.

She picked up the pace and when she came into the meeting place she stopped and looked around. Blaise was off trying and succeeding in making mom freak out more than she was already. Celestin was speaking with mom before moving off to sit with some pretty male. Priscilla and bastyan were no where in site though. She chose to move towards her mom first and give her a kiss on her cheek before she paused when she overheard the newest litter of pups discussing her mom. "Shes a wolf, in fact she's the most colorful of her siblings." she gave them a gentle but big grin, one she inherited from her mother that could light up a room. Then she moved past the pups and towards celestin and the pretty male. The smile didn't leave her face but as she approached him she had her eyes locked on celestin with a seriousness that was unlike the laid back girl she was. "Maman l'a perdu et Blaise fait de son mieux pour s'assurer qu'elle ne reviendra pas. Je pense qu'il est temps que nous le coincions tous et lui donnions un sens. Sans parler du fait que Bas et Cilla manquent." she then fixed her face before looking towards her brother's friend and gave him a friendly smile. She took a seat on the other side of celestin and took the chance to introduce herself to him, her french accent was thick though not as thick as her mother's was. "bonjour. I'm Naeva Faite Adravendi, Celestin's sister." then with that she turned her head to frostbite as they waited on Torin.

Speech

Torin gently nudged Derecho's shoulder with his nose. They'd been napping in her den, Torin blearily blinking awake to see her sleeping face, subconscious tired smile pulling at his lips. He watched her quietly, watching as she breathed... He suppressed a groan when Frostbite's call reached him; wanting nothing more than to wait for Derecho to wake up herself but it seemed he wouldn't get the chance. So no he'd gently try to rouse her. "You uncle is calling for us." He cooed gently; nosing at her ear before rising to his paws and stretching.

Outside the den he would wait for Derecho to join him, for a brief moment he considered his own, now abandoned den, and how quickly it felt like things had changed. Then he allowed his mind to wander to the coming meeting, they hadn't exactly agreed on calling it but Torin figured the both of them had been drawn away from the pack for long enough and it was probably better to have a meeting now that they were both more tied down to the pack.

He considered all the things he would need to mention, assuming of course Frostbite didn't mention them first; they didn't exactly have a script for their less than planned meeting. These thoughts swirled in his mind as he and Derecho approached the meeting place. He pulled up just a little before Frostbite, giving him a dip of his head and allowing Derecho to give any greeting she may have wanted to before nosing at her shoulder one last time and joining Frostbite's side, smiling down at the pups gathered around his paws.

Torin swept dual toned gaze over the gathered wolves, glad to see so many of the newer faces had turned out and a trill of relief coursing through him as he spotted his niece and nephews; though that feeling quickly soured in his gut. Still he'd keep his face as an impassive mask, waiting for Frostbite to lead the meeting, he'd been the one who'd called it after all.

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She had been far too comfortable with the change in their relationship and now she was beginning to realize her feelings for him. She was enjoying their nap and could feel the light nudge to her shoulder, but she was deep enough that she had not stirred and had remained sleeping. Unaware that she was being watched, but happily napping directly beside him. She could only faintly hear the howling and it hadn't clicked with her. Soon he gently began to rouse her, bringing her back to reality and waking her up. Silver blue eyes fluttered open as his gentle cooing tickled her ear and she lightly sighed, not really wanting to leave their private napping session. She briefly wondered what Uncle would be calling about, but she wouldn't find out until they would get to the meeting. She watched him stretch before smiling and getting to her feet, stretching, and casually fallowing him. She came out of the den and up beside him, smiling at him. Then together they both walked towards the meeting. She felt a little nervous, yet giddy at the same time at the thought of showing up at his side in front of everyone. She tried to refocus her mind on what the meeting may be about and as she glanced over to Torin she could tell that he too was focused. They quietly rolling into the meeting and walked right towards the front where Torin greeted Frost. "Morning Uncle," she greeted with a smile before Torin gently nudged her shoulder again. Her tail gently wagged before she backed off to sit next to Stardust to help if she needed with the pups during the meeting if she needed. "Speech" Think

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