He followed after her the moment he got the chance to after the meeting. Sure she was a big girl and could manage on her own, but she had been born and raised into the pack and honestly, part of him was...worried. He was aware of their tempers. Obviously it stemmed from him so he felt partly responsible and at fault for what happened. Had it truly been Rivin though? Or the darker voice that lurked beneath the surface? Only one way to find out, right? The Crimson male swam the short distance from the island to the mangrove, not keen on taking the longer swim the other way so he took his chances and hoped she had gone this way and not toward Obsidian Beach. Once on land, he shook out his coat and howled, calling for her, and hoping she was still somewhere nearby. He'd be damned if he let this shit further ruin any chance he had at trying to forge a relationship...Aresenn had left first. Now it was her turn, but not by choice. While he wasn't happy with the decision, there wasn't much he could do without fighting and potentially getting kicked out himself. And then what would he do after that? The prideful part of him would more than likely attempt revenge, and he already had a feeling how that would go. He didn't take being slighted very well. Anyone who knew him knew that for a fact. His uncle and cousin both learned that the hard way...he just hoped he didn't have to do the same with the Raiders...

"Speech"

Poor, pathetic, stupid girl…

The vessel she inhabited had been slipping. Without Rivin’s flowers to hold her at bay, to weaken her influence over her mind, Caedes had been restrained. But the beast waited, lurking under her skin, waiting for the opportunity to arise once more. The girl had gotten so angry, so hurt at being removed from the damned pack that held her back. But now she was free, free of that bastard Raid King that helped Rivin stand against her. The girl would learn what power was, learn what she could do for this vessel, and where her weak heart belonged in this world. Not even that boy, that “dear” Calico Jack would save her… of this, Caedes felt certain.

When a call that was familiar to her vessel called, a wicked grin spread across the demon’s lips. Ahh, the father. Worried about his little girl? Too little, too late. Rivin had already become consumed by her emotions… The angrier and sadder she got, the more lost over the Raiders, the easier it was for Caedes to take control. And all it took was a little nudge, a seed of doubt that those in the pack never cared, that they turned their back on her, was all it took. Far, far too easy. But she figured she could honor him with her presence. She would saunter off, confidence radiating from her form.

She would find the red man alone within the mangrove, approaching him with the cold look of a predator approaching prey within her eyes. “Sorry ‘daddy’, your little girl is tucked away right now. Why don’t you try again later?” Her voice was a honeyed purr, dangerous as a viper’s venom. She had the power here, she knew it, straightening as she regarded him with a cocky smirk. “She’s pretty hurt, trying to change so much for them… only to be tossed aside when she didn’t agree~ Such a shame.” Laughter spilled from her maw. And not one of them stood up for her.

"Speech," 'Thought.'