The squirrel a young wolf was stalking had not seen his predator yet, as he sat among tree roots. It was rooting around searching for what Hollow did not know, as he bunched his muscles and sprang Nina's howl caught his ears, and almost as if an unconscious response it flicked in return, moments later he caught the small furry creature in his jaws and breathed his thanks for it's sacrifice and continue to move as quickly as he could through the thicket. Ever since his hunt with Sloane he had been very careful to slack his pace slightly when answering a call or just moving through the thickets. His back still pained him every now and then and he made a note to have himself checked by Azariah since licking his wounds apparently had not worked as well as the dark male had hoped, plus he took no hardship in seeing the golden fae.

The yearling emerged at the main den and deposited his squirrel in the cache before turning his odd gaze toward his leading lady, and... someone else. The male's heart dropped straight to his stomach, he knew that sooner or later Sloane would take his leave, but.... already? It felt so soon to Hollow, he wanted to believe so much that it was just a new member but there had been no call from the border, Nina's scent drifted from him, and the look on his leaders face was that of someone reunited with their own soul. At least that was what Hollow saw, and with sad eyes he approached the male, knowing deep down he would have to sooner or later left his tail low and his head beneath the others. He did not submit but he was very sure Nina was notice what his gesture meant. When it comes I will, he then situated himself in front of both of them but he just couldn't bring himself to look anywhere but the den's mouth. Sloane will be gone soon. he thought sadly,as he remained sitting ant the base of the stones with almost total sadness resonating from his strange eyes."Speech."

Koda waited off to the side of Nina, just slightly below her on her rocky perch, standing in a neutral pose though it felt a bit like there were butterflies bouncing around in his stomach. It seemed as if he were diving in head first, and he had to remind himself that nearly a year's worth of love and devotion had lead up to this, even if he could not remember it all yet. He never really envisioned himself at the head of a pack when he had left the Windsong home, but here he was now. Somehow, he'd led Willow Ridge for a time, which proved he'd had the mettle for leadership. If only he had those memories to channel the strength and experience from, but hopefully they would soon return. As Nina called to the sky for her packmates... their packmates, he had the slightest sense of deja vu.

The first to arrive was a younger wolf dabbled in dark hues, somewhat melancholy in his expression. There was no way to tell what was on the boy's mind, but Koda hoped it wasn't caused by his sudden appearance in the Woodlands pack. Koda hadn't yet the chance to meet any of it's members, besides Nina of course, and had no idea how anyone else wold feel about him. It was something he'd soon have to change, especially if he hoped to lead beside his mate. Then came a large, reddish male who genially greeted her, and offered a solemn nod to Koda. Koda offered kindly smiles to both males, even though only the russet one seemed to be even looking in his general direction.

After her call had sounded, it did not take long for her pack mates to arrive out of the shadows of the thickets. It was obvious that their quick reaction to her call pleased her. Even if she was a highly patient being, which was somewhat required to be a Healer, the faster things got done, the better. Sometimes, the quicker way out of things were the most efficient as well, and this would prove fatal to some future decisions. Now was not the time for such thoughts, as her members quickly started to trickle in.

First was Hollow, a member who had loyally devoted himself to her in the thickets when she had first begun to evaluate the area. Ever since they had met Hollow had tried to prove himself to her, and he had done more than so in the recent up happenings. Though the yearling seemed to have his mind on one particular female, he always did double duty for the pack, guarding the borders and hunting, it was a quality that Nina still struggled with and valued in the ones around her. Though, as the male discarded his prey to the caches, the quick eye of hers picked up the small scratches along his back, and Nina made a quick note to check up on the male later to find out what had caused them. Not that spring was close to them, perhaps Nina would be able to find some herbs to help with the injuries. His positioning and questioning look towards Koda leaving Nina briefly nodding at him, before she switched her attention to the rustling of another.

Not long after Hollow’s entrance, did her partner, who would now be stepping down and departing, Sloane entered the area. The russet man quickly made his way towards her, quickly nodding his head to Hollow. When he made it to Nina’s side, she felt the slight bump of his muzzle and a greeting. Blinking her dazed eye, she looked at him briefly, the emotion of worry and stress flashing briefly over her gaze before disappearing a moment later, as if it were never there. Butting her friend on the shoulder lightly, she traced her muzzle back towards his ear briefly just so that he could hear, "He does not remember." Out of all things that did not make sense that Nina said, this would probably be the most basic method of explaining that Nina knew, and she was not sure if it was enough to get through to her friend, but her attention drifting back towards the clearing as Iopah, her second, made her presence known.

Nina’s tail wagged slightly upon the female’s entrance, nodding her head to the female as she took her place near Hollow, her eyes curiously taking in the scene before her. Last to arrive, would be Azariah, their newest member as well as one of the smartest, at least when it came to the art of healing. For a yearling, the girl had much more experience than Nina would have thought, and this pleased the alpha to high ends. It would be a benefit towards the rest of the pack. She could seethe confused eyes of the girl as she took in the scene of Koda, Nina, and Sloane, having not seen her mate before, a brief realization passed through her. Azariah did not know about Koda coming in to take Sloane place. She waited several, silent moments longer, before the meeting started. The others were either too far away to hear her call, or moving too slow, but now their meeting would officially start.

Clearing her throat she addressed everyone, "Greetings, Secret Woodlands. It is always good to see your faces, especially after a tiring journey. To put all your minds at ease, I would first like to introduce our new family member, Koda Reinier, my mate." She then paused for several moments, letting the information and realization settle into everyone’s mind quickly before continuing on. "Koda will now be taking Sloane‘s place, as he is going to seek out his own mate and create his own pack," She spoke strongly, her head moving over towards her partner and nodded towards him kindly, "Our two packs will still be tightly bond, no doubt. As I am close friends with him, as well as his mate. Any objections to Koda taking over Sloane‘s role?" Her golden head raised high, her tail already perched high above her back as she looked down at her pack mates that had answered her call, looking each one of them in the eye.