Greater North Ranking Ceremony -EVERYONE GATHER-

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ooc: Thats right. Everyone who was in the hunt thread, GATHER HERE NOW TO GET YOUR RANKS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. Even if you weren't in the hunt, you may post here to watch and whatnot. White might give you a rank anyway.

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Three days after the Greater North wolves befelled the ageing mammoth, the ways of the pack returned to normal. However, an air of difference followed every single member, for they were united as one for the first time since Whitelightning could remember. His beloved twin had still not returned to them, but the co-alpha felt confident that Lightpaws would return after his travels, safe and with new ways to contribute to the now truely great pack. Optimistic as always, his spirit soared with pride. At long last, the wolves could call themselves children of the world. They were the closest to heaven, and they would never forget it after that day.

He remembered fondly how all of them formed friendship and became comrads with one another, even the weaker members of the pack. There was no devision. There was only unity and family.

Of course, he could not forget the arguement that broke out right before they ran the poor brute to death. Obviously, they all had their differences, and it was difficult to set them aside... it was disturbing to see them set their voices higher and angrier when adressing those in the extended family... but in the end, all was well, and they accomplished their goal. And now, they were safe. Safe in their territory, in the very end of summer. A lazyness hung in the air, signling their comfort.

He raised his head, watching as dusk finally began to approch, for fall was rapidly approching to end their days of luxury. The remains of the mammoth had been burried, and with the frost coming soon, it would stay fresh until they finished eating it. Above in the dimming light, he could see colors spiraling through the stars like great ribbions and silk smoke. A grin replaced the serious expression on his face, finding the northern lights ironic. "Alright." Said the wolf. "Alright."

Standing upon one of the few boulders of their territory, Whitelightning threw back his head and howled for his wolves to return to him. It was time to establish the places they formed for themselves, and for the happy news to be anounced. More then one event would be explained tonight. Pregencies, births... and other wise. It was time for them to know how much they proved themselves.

[Crazy Emmersion]

Deep in an icy cave, Daark slept off the mammoth meat, sluggish and lazy from his full stomach. His long, thick tail lay flicked over his black nose, ears slackly flung forward, mane stiff with ice. Black paws twitched in a dream, lips flicking up every now and then. Who knew what the beast drempt of? Only he, my friend, only he.

But, as all best sleeps are, he was awakened, not by light, nor by family, but by the howl, traveling far in the frozen night, issued by the alpha Whitelightning. Groaning slightly, the blue-tipped tail slung itself back, head pulled up groggily, paws shifting, furred so much as to give him little purchase on the ice that had formed beneath him. He was able to stand up, long legs stretching strait out behind him in his first steps, stretching the delightfully loose muscles. As he entered the cold light cast by the Aurora and the sliver of the moon, he bowed to life, stretching his flexible spine and extending blood-stained claws.

Forgetting momentarily what he was doing, the snow leopard blinked, before picking out the distortation far away. The boulder now had a figure atop it, Whitelightning he assumed.

Crystaline eyes focused lazily to that darkness, the tan leopard began to run easily forward, muscles smoothly working to propel his heavy mass forward.

Though it took him a while, Daark reached Whitelightning first, nodding briefly to him before settling himself, roughly two wolf-lengths away from the rock, tail curled around his black-booted paws.

[Michelle]

One young wolfess heard the howl from not too far away, raising her head with immediate interest. She'd been at the pack hunt, oh yes. Shrike had been one of the group leaders and despite some conflict, she and the other wolf had worked it out in time and they had successfully helped bring down the mammoth. The unity had made her feel marvelous, made her feel like she was home again.

That was saying something, considering the small, short bouts of depression that had plagued her before the hunt. Her own grim mood had finally lifted, and she was beginning to love her life in the North more and more. This heaven under the heavens had given her her life back, and by now she would do anything for this land and the wolves who lived in it. She wasn't entirely sure what her alpha was calling them for, but she could guess.

Moving quickly, she strode with confidence over the summer terrain, revelling in the feel of the fresh grass and flora under her paws. The winters here would be harsh, but they wouldn't slow her down. Breaking into a lope for the sheer pleasure of feeling the wind in her fur and on her face, she let her tail flow out behind her and her paws fly across the ground. It wasn't long before she slowed to a brisk trot, coming into sight of the cream and white wolf.

The day was ending and dusk was falling, but the lighting would hardly deter a wolf. Approaching with a smile, she found a comfortable spot to stand near his perch and dipping her head in polite greeting, calling out a swift hello. At first, Whitelightning had intimidated her, and while she still gave him the full respect an alpha should have, she was more confident with him as an equal friend to everyone in the pack. Friends; she had yet to make many, but the prospects were promising and she had years of life to live yet.

Looking around, she waited patiently for more wolves to arrive. Whatever reason he had called them here would be an important one, as she guessed from his tone of voice when his familiar, powerful voice had erupted over the North. She noticed that one had arrived before, undoubtably from a closer location. It was the snow leopard that was their ally, and had aided them in their pack hunt.

She passed a grin along to him as well, back to her easy-going, friendly self. She hadn't gotten the chance to thank him personally for helping them out, but she was sure he knew they were grateful for it. Nonetheless, she thought, it would be interesting to meet one of the snow cats. Settling back while they awaited more arrivals, she resisted humming quietly, much happier than she had been in such a long time.

[Swig]

Curled beneath a thin layer of snow, the earthly colored female layed half asleeep. Her stomach had settled quiet nicely with the mammoth and she was content to spend the next three days at her leisure. It had been quite some time since the young artic had hunted with a pack. Must less ate a good meal other then careless rabbits. The cold nipping of lonlieness had been replaced with the warmth of a family again. She rested easy on this fact knowing her brother no longer needed to worry about her well being. The hunt did more then bring the pack and her together. It gave Swig a sense of safety and freindship she had been yearning for, for a long time. Once the stranger who only trotted on the borders of the mighty North, she could now step more bravely and more confidently then ever before here.

The sense of pride came the very moment she had been allowed to join that hunt. Swig no longer felt lonely, knowing now she had a home to call her own. She could finally rest at ease. The howl awokend her from her hazy dreams, soaring across the frozen tundra like a bird. Her sea blue eyes opened just slightly at it's melody, recognizing it quickly as her new alpha. It was to be expected; this meeting of the pack. Perhaps there was words of praise or whatever speach Whitelighting wanted to dish out to his loyall packmates and their sucessful hunt. Never one to rush towards a leader's orders, Swig rolled from her snowy bed. She hardly seemed like the bark colored wolf for a moment, her body caked with the snow that refused to drop from her silky coat.

Swig shook herself free of it and began her leisure trot towards the gathering. Her stride was confident and graceful, carrying her head high like she herself was queen of the tundra. It was her nature and her upbringing. She had more respect for herself then anything else. The day she be found whimpering beneath another would be the day when the world collasped. It would get her in trouble but to be honest, she didn't give a damn. Hoping over a snowdrift, the artic slid down the embankment until the group came into view.

It was only Whitelighting here today. She wasn't to surprised considering his brother hadn't even shown up at that vital hunt. Why should he show up now? Her eyes turned to the snow leopard from before as he was first to arrive. She held no hatred towards these big cats but a healthy respect for their power. If it was one person she would show respect to, it was him. The only other wolf was Shrike, the leader of the other group during the hunt. Swig had not been given the chance to speak with her but she simply nodded to her and Daark as she approached.

The hunt had given her a confidence boost, more then was needed for her already big ego. Whitelighting had trusted her to lead her own group during a hunt. A wolf who had yet to be accepted into the Greater North pack. It was probably this that made her feel so safe now, walking into a pack meeting. Swig dipped her maw only slighlty towards the cream colored alpha, knowing well he understood her wanting to always be in charge. It was something she would never change but he deserved a bow at least for leading such a fine pack in the hunt. Her body moved with elegant grace as she took her place to the side, away from the other two. Sea colored eyes glanced the land for two familiar wolves she had met. Seeing Hallow or Spitz again would be a treat for she wanted to know them better. But until then, her attention focused on the alpha with a simple greeting.

"It's a pleasure to see your smiling face, Whitelighting. Thank you for allowing me on the hunt."
She said simply, her voice still sharp and sassy as ever. Her mind was still not clear however. Had the young artic been accepted into the pack because of the hunt, or was she still in need of approval.

[Sean]

A call ehcoed trough the darkening shy. Sean's head lifted at its sound, it was his Alpha calling the pack to gather. This must be about the hunt, he though quickly before getting to his feet and bounding off in the direction it had come from. Excitment fled trough him, he had helped bring down the mammoth and he remembered the glory of the pack working together. The night was calm as he slowed his pace as he came to the clearing, he nodded to Daark, Swig and Shrike and a soft smile before looking to his Alpha and bowing his head with respect. He had lead them to greatness like he had told them he would, his loyalty would be forever in this pack.

A grin covered his face as he looked up toward his Alpha who was standing above him on a few bolders "My Alpha, I'm glad to see you so pleased. I hope we did well for you in the Hunt. I am honored to beable to say I was apart of it" He smiled once more before turning and walking toward his packmates.

He sat down beside Shrike as he waited for others to arrive, his Alpha's face seemed to be full of excitment also. He recalled seeing Ocean around at the hunt but he hadn't seen her since, something about her was different but he had no time to go looking for her yet. He focused on what was going on "Hello Shrike" he said softly to her as he waited patiently. She had done a great job of leading her team during the hunt, he wanted to tell her she had "You lead your team amazingly" he said looking toward Whitelightining. He was wondering where Lightpaws had gotten to, but he trusted he would be back soon and in good condition.

A soft breeze blew ruffling his fur, the sun was almost gone now and the moon shone brightly as it took over the sky. The starts were like its soilders, standing protectivly around it. They were like a pack, they always would shine as one and seemed to work together to keep the sky 'safe.' He smiled softly as he watched the dull pools of light began to take over the sky. A wave of peace came over him as he looked away, he finally felt at home in this pack. He had felt almost like he didn't belong a few months eairlier but now you wouldn't be able to tell he had been having doubts before or even at all. Indeed Sean had found his place, he felt likle he had for once.

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[Rain]

Hallow:

After the daring attack of the mammoth, he was still trying to revive his senses from the bashing of the trunk. But from his aching bones, he could hear the alpha's howl. Without a second pondering thought of his well-being, he was on a dash towards his leader. Sweeping across the snow as any arctic could ever run. He could just barely remember the outcome of the mammoth hunting.

He had told Swig that he was going for the mammoth's front view. He had grabbed the tusks and had gotten a good grab. Thus the trunk of the mammoth swayed against his body whom he tried getting out of reach from. He had ingored the other bickering wolves until he heard Whitelightning's barking command. There he had barely missed the mammoth's trumping form as he hit the snow a few paces away. Joining the rest of the pack to rear the mammoth to the ground.

From there everything seemed like a blurr to him.

He winced slightly and ran as fast as his body would allow him. He was seriously getting to old for this. Skidding almost to a halt as snow picked up from his paws. He panted lightly as he stared off at the few members that showed. He tilted his head and looked to his leader. He gave a light bow and made himself viewable. Dipping his head in the greatest respect.

"Alpha Whitelightning."

His attention went to Swig. He gave the girl a light smile and nod. She was very brave and toleratable through the hunt. Despite her interesting behaviour the time he had met her. But he'd be willing to hunt along side of her anytime once more. Though he wasn't to familiar with the rest of the pack members. And if he did know them, he had a very faint memory collection of who was who. Yea his memory wasn't to great. But he did try his best not to be rude or stupid when meeting someone new or old.

But he was proud to be apart of this pack. It gave a sense of comfort and safety. Also a sense of duty for this pack. Though he had failed at his old one, he will not fail at this pack. Thus meaning putting his life on the line to protect those that he cares about. Everyone in this pack was his family and thus his life is their life.

"Swig."

He spoke softly to her.

"You fair very well after the hunt? You did a great job during the hunt and I do hope the alpha approves of you. You are a very deserving huntress. I am glad to have you at my side during the hunt. Let's hope to meet up later after the meeting."

He chuckled lightly and turned his attention to Whitelightning as he waited ever so patiently for the announcements. Though Hallow had already been appointed his own rank. He was very excited to hear Whitelightning's decision of the outcoming hunt.

[Nighteyes]

Leaping crazily along, unseen by the older, bigger and stronger leopard, the little ball of pure white fur bounced, his tinny legs having no chance what-so-ever of catching up. but still, he tried. Until he sank all the way till only his too long tail tip was showing.

"Dumb snow." He sqeaked, and tried to bite. Of course, all he came away with was a mouth full of cold frozen water. Rolling his eyes, he spat out the snow and climbed out of the hole, then struggled on.
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Belly full, breath smelling like fresh snow, which it did, since the brute had eaten a large amount of it, Herm slept under a few layers of snow. At White Lightning's howl, however, he awoke with a jump, and painfully bashed through several layers of snow that had gathered on him, and felt as though he was.. Well, ouch.

Seeing the little bouncing fluffball, Herm grinned and ran closer, then scopped the leopard up in his jaws, just as he would a cub, then ran on, trying his hardest not to bounce Shu too much.

((School!))

[Frore]

Frore was one of the many rankless wolves in Greater North. He hadn't really joined either, but had merely helped take down the great mammoth as if he was part of the pack as well. And maybe now he would recieve his reward for helping. However, Fro wasn't awake and attentive; He was sleeping, full of delicious mammoth meat, curled up inside a den that was about five feet in all directions, barely big enough for him. But it was warm, and that was what counted to him. However, the white and cream male wouldn't remain asleep for long, it would seem, for soon a howl called out over the lands, awakening him slowly. As it finished, he sat up, ready to go to whoever had sent out the beconing. Crawling from his hole, he shook out his fur, then began a trot, towards the direction that the sound had come from.

Soon enough, Fro saw five wolves and about three snow leopards. Good, he was early enough. He slowed from a trot to a walk, then spotted the black and brown female from the hunt. Smiling ever so slightly, Fro padded up to sit beside her, nodding first respectively to Whitelightning, then to her. A short whine-bark of sorts was given in greeting.

[Tiger]

Jaggedpaw blinked several times, blue-tipped tail twitching gently. His stomach almost hurt it was so full. He had gotten, almost unbelieviably, to eat some of the mammoth meat-all that he needed, in fact. It wasn't unusual at all for him to have walked away from the bones of a scavanged kill still hungry. His stomach was a trained beast, raised on little, poor quality food. This was the opposite extreme for his stomach; Being absolutly full!

After throwing up what his stomach was incapable of processing, the cripple had fallen asleep like most of his packmates. Though he had woken from time to time, he'd been able to simply curl up and fall back into the comforting sleep without hunger. But now...there had been a specific reason he'd woken, and as he recalled it, Jaggedpaw shook out his white and ice-blue fur and stood.

Whilelightning's call.

Jaggedpaw was rankless. Though he suspected this meeting was to award the hunting group leaders and the key hunters ranks, he would attend anyways. A cripple did not earn a rank, but a cripple should still be at the ceremony. You never knew...

Oh, yes he did.

Shaking out his fur again, Jaggedpaw broke into a slow trot. It was about as fast as he could go, really. The claws of his left front paw were incredibly long, but they didn't extend straight out. Instead, they curved backwards, swooping under his paw and just barely touching his ice-blue pads. He knuckle-walked on this paw; it was easy to recognize the limp it gave him, even from a distance.

Approaching the gathering crowd of wolves, Jaggedpaw's navy blue eyes spotted Herm, looking tired and snowy. Probably the way the cripple himself looked, though he paid no mind to it now. Jaggedpaw didn't notice the snow leopard cub until he was a few pawsteps behind the wolf. He blinked in surprise. What was Herm doing with the cub of a snow leopard?

[Michelle]

Not very long after she had said hello and chosen a place to wait out arrivals and hear her alpha speak, another wolfess had joined the gathering. She was brown, amber and white, with pleasant teal eyes. Shrike remembered seeing her at the hunt, and bowing her head briefly in a friendly greeting, she settled back again to wait, sitting down and tucking her tail over her front paws. Her ears perked towards Sean as he sat down next to her, nodding her head in greeting to him as well before he began to speak. She remember him from the hunt too, knowing him to be a member of the pack from before she had joined.

“Well, thank you very much Sean. We all did our best.” She smiled crookedly at him for a moment, touched despite herself by his compliment. She had been worried that everyone would get hung up on the small disagreement, even though it had been resolved successfully, and because of that she would be kept at arm's length from the other wolves for awhile.

She didn’t want that small rumple in the pack hunt to make her seem lesser or unfit to be an asset to the pack. Drooping a little internally, she studied Whitelightning on his perch, wondering if he would confirm her fears. Tearing her attention away from that thorn in her side for the moment, she watched more pack members pour in. She refused to let it get her down, not after everything had been looking up for her. Straightening her spine, she sat proudly but without a whisper of arrogance.

She had done her very best and she thought that she had handled discussing the problem quickly with Majority well, and damn it if she was gonna slouch and sulk over the opinions of others now. Judgement on her was left to Whitelightning, and she put her trust in him. She had yet to meet Lightpaws and so couldn't say the same for him, but she did look forward to meeting the other alpha. Her thoughts drifted from the gathering as more wolves filtered in, wondering what the other co-alpha was like, and what this gathering would really be about.

She returned to reality with a thump when a wolf called to her in greeting. Turning her head, she smiled and returned Frore's greeting with another cheerful nod, recalling him as one of the wolves from the hunt that had supported her. She was grateful for that as well, and perhaps she could speak to him later and thank him formally. For the moment, she swished her tail a few times to make sure the appendage didn't fall asleep and give her that pins-and-needles feeling, then looked back to Whitelightning, awaiting his next words.

[Ayipuyi]

((I assume Siv got killed and gobbled up? xD Short, but I have to go eat with my dad. He's coming back from Pennsylvania.))

Unknown had gotten sick after the hunt. Why? She had eaten way too much food for her small stomach to hold. The next day, she'd spent groaning and moaning in a small cave she'd found. The pain was terrible! She'd nearly thrown up several times, her stomach aching so bad that she almost began sobbing.

But now, the pup was back in action. Though not 100% okay, she had heard the howl and was swiftly running across the tundra. That's WL. He's calling another meeting! Lord, I hope it's not another hunt! She groaned, remembering how horrible her stomach ache had been. Paws striking the ground hard, the youngster was huffing and puffing when she arrived in the gathering area. Bending over, she panted, not having much action in the past few days. Though she'd helped with the hunt, sitting about with a tummy ache made you sort of rusty when running about.

Unknown saw Swig and Hallow were talking. The blue pup gazed over at their direction, tail wagging limply before she padded on, glancing at Shrike and Sean. Her shredded ears went back, and she listened to them talk. However, she glanced over at Frore, who was wanting to talk to Shrike. Unknown flicked her tail once, and then she padded on. She wasn't the one for being social, or anything. Passing Jaggedpaw, Herm and Shu, she took her place near where Daark Fayte was resting. Glancing up at the snow leopard, her tail thumped once on the ground before gazing back towards the co-alpha.

As usual, her eyes shone in that semi-sorrowful, semi-distant manner. She was very solemn looking, her eyes moving from Whitelightning, to the others, who were talking amongst themselves. Unknown's tail curved around her paws, a sort of longing look being shot at the others. Why was it that they were reminding her of her clan? It seemed as though they had taken over what her family had left behind. They were helping raise her, taking care of her. They were her family.

Unknown looked around. Where was Lightpaws? Oh wait... She almost forgot. He was off galavanting as a mere wanderer these days, abandoning poor Whitelightning to rule the Greater North. She snorted. Pathetic. Who could leave WL behind to do all of the work? Whitelightning was so kind, so cool. Unknown wished Lightpaws would get his scrawny butt over here and help out.

Whitelightning needed no words from the youngster. And if he wanted her to say something, he was out of luck. Unknown glanced up at him, a smile playing about her lips as she nodded to him.

[oceanmist]

Oceanmist’s ears perked as she heard the call of her alpha. She lifted herself from sitting at her patrol post, a small hill that she could see most of the northern boarder from, and took a few steps towards the call, and then gave her own small howl to notify Whitelightning that she was on her way. She trotted the rest of the way down the hill but had to slow herself slightly because she found her new body conditions slightly uncomfortable. She didn’t mind though, only a week or so to go.

As she continued at a slightly fast pace towards the congregating wolves, her belly swayed from side to side. She wondered to herself if any of the pack had noticed she was pregnant yet. The only wolf she had told was Whitelightning, and only because he had to know. She was now within speaking distance of the other wolves. “Good day, Whitelightning.” She gave a respectful bow, before nodding her head and turning to other members of the pack, “it’s nice to see you Sean.” She said and took her seat next to him.

[Cooper]

Majority still lacks a den in the Greater North. She prefers the crisp breeze that sinks jaws of cold into her flesh. A cruel demeanour she does have, but she prefers it. Her tail brushes back and forth on the snowy plains, showing the peak of rotting grass. Her reflection was frosty with nicks and cuts in the iced mirror. She leaned further over the ocean; it marked the way to glacial beach. She eyed the many fish that swam beneath the frozen surface with a smirk on her lips. The radiant lights of blue, purple, pink and many other shades created chaos on her back. Majority may be a loner and even cruel, but there was no doubt that she wasn’t beautiful. Her tendrils ripped from the very middle of her body into an exuberant light blue. Almost like broken clockwork, it worked its self backwards through time and shaded to a darker hue. There were three different hues on her body, defined as other saw fit, interesting in her own way.

Majority was beautiful she just needed a push in the right direction.

Majority snapped her jaws at the air, breathing the cool oxygen into her lungs. She has an impulsive mind one that acts highly on incorporating all ideas other than her own. She dreaded the upcoming encounter with the rest of the pack. She did not seem to fit in with anyone (just yet). The one she did look forward to meeting again was Thyme, she was beautiful inside and out. Thyme had that certain twinkle in her eyes that spoke words without speaking; Majority welcomed that quality with open arms. Major did not prefer to speak to others, unless it was a command or an order.

Her ears perked upwards, swivelling to the side to catch the air of WhiteLightning’s voice.

“Oh no…”

Majority stood up, shook out her coat of snowflakes and slush and started towards the heart of the pack. She was quite far away, she picked up her speed. Her paws pounded the snow. She did not slip a beat in the snow, and because of her quickness she reached the pack circle with the air of fashionably late.

Majority’s tail wagged in happiness as she saw the circle, but stopped when she noticed Thyme had not arrived yet. Not to worry, she slipped around the back, hoping no one saw her and sat some what close to WhiteLightning. Majority raised her head above the crowd, gazing towards the dancing air above. Her heart jumped into her throat, this is where she belonged. She loved the Greater North with all her heart. She would keep a silent front for the time being, but she did lower her head. Majority nodded a silent congratulatory to each member she caught the eye of, avoiding the wolves that had not been able to attend the hunt.

“Thank you, WhiteLightning.”

She spoke softly, embarrassed with nothing more to say. She wanted to say how sorry she was for creating an argument between pack members. She wanted to apologize for not thinking straight and jumping into action. She sighed and waited to see what all the hubbub was about.

ooc: I didn't really read through this, its probably all jumbled. XD

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ooc: Good, good. We have enough people for now. Just so you know, this rp board will be realitivly short.


Whitelightning nodded to those who gathered. He decided to make this pretty quick, figuring they still had quite a but to digest, but they might as well dream about what he was about to tell them. "Welcome back, comrrads. I hope you all ate and slept well. The weatherr's been on ourr side these last months of Summerr, and I'm glad. We all deserrved it. Howeverr, that is not the only thing we all deserrve." The wolf paused, looking over the group fondly. "We all know how well we did in the hunt, but I don't think anyone dislikes praise. You've rreached beyond my expectations, and we even gatherred a few morre members and allies as well. Frrom now on, our Snow cat friends will be allowed to remain within camp. They've prroved theirr motives arre trrue, and we have no rreason to rreject them. So welcome to the wolves, snow cats." Grinned the wolf, attention drifting away from his feline friend.

"As we'rre alrready awarre, there have been some birrths in the last few months. Tala and Xi arre now parrents to six new childrren. As a family, all of us, we must pledge to do our best to assist those childrren in grrowing up herre, in our hostal parradise. If any of you would go congrradulate them and meet our new family additions, it would be best." And then, when the yellow eyes fell on Oceanmist, the smile faltered. "Then again. There are some otherr anouncements to make rregaurding new families. Isn't that right, my old friend? Oceanmist, come forrward." The words were steady. His voice hadn't risen, but they were not friendly.

[Sean being logged out]

Sean had been waiting with the majority of his packmates for his Alpha to speak, excitment was in the air as he watched the wolves gathering. He looked back to Shrike as she replyed “Well, thank you very much Sean. We all did our best.” He nodded with a soft smile "You did great"and she really had. She had keep herself calm during the dissagreement and though quike on her feet. He was proud of her in some odd way, he didn't even know what to call her, friend? A soft female voice caught his attention, it was Ocean. He smiled toward her and nudged her as ifto say 'Talk to you later' his timing was perfect for as soon as he turned his eyes back to his Alpha he had begun to speak.

Sean listen carfully with a gentel smile upon his lips "Welcome back, comrrads. I hope you all ate and slept well. The weatherr's been on ourr side these last months of Summerr, and I'm glad. We all deserrved it. Howeverr, that is not the only thing we all deserrve.We all know how well we did in the hunt, but I don't think anyone dislikes praise. You've rreached beyond my expectations, and we even gatherred a few morre members and allies as well. Frrom now on, our Snow cat friends will be allowed to remain within camp. They've prroved theirr motives arre trrue, and we have no rreason to rreject them. So welcome to the wolves, snow cats." Sean glaned toward the Snow cats and nodded to them to show how he welcomed them, even if they were feline he would trust them as he would any other member of the pack.

"As we'rre alrready awarre, there have been some birrths in the last few months. Tala and Xi arre now parrents to six new childrren. As a family, all of us, we must pledge to do our best to assist those childrren in grrowing up herre, in our hostal parradise. If any of you would go congrradulate them and meet our new family additions, it would be best." He looked back toward White as he continued to speak, a glaced was given to Xi and Tala who looked very happy. He smiled toward them with a joyful nod, the pack seemed in high spirits. He would do his best to help out the family if they needed anything extra like food.

His eyes shot back to his Alpha as his tone changed slightly, He knew something had happened with Ocean but he wasn't exatly sure what it was. He suddenly knew.