Narimé was more than a little nervous about moving the pups tonight. Storm clouds were gathering over the meadow strikingly dark in contrast to the still sunlit meadow. The birthing den had been inside the edge of the forest bordering the meadow and now the silver alpha wanted only to get her pups to a safer more comfortable place.

The earthy den had been scraped out by her subordinates at first. However as the pups became more active and Nari gained her lost weight back the young mother found the den becoming quite a bit more cramped and chilly. She'd scraped out the den to make it a little bigger about a week and a half ago, but now with danger looming close in the darkening skies Nari wanted them moved before the storm hit. Nudging the pups awake Nari called to them softly.

"Yuka, Malia, Titan wake up little ones. We are going to go meet the rest of the family." She nudged them a little more roughly only to get them going. She didn't want the storm to catch them while they were traveling.

Glancing out of her tiny den entrance Nari watched the shadow filled clouds warily with her violet hued blue eyes. Worry fluttered in her chest about the move, but Nari knew that the pups would be safer around their pack mates than alone with her. There would be more eyes at the main den to watch them too.

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Turning around she went to grab the least awake pup by its scruff. The pup, being Titan would be carried (or dragged) by her whether he liked it or not. If he doesn't want to wake up and move then I'll be moving him.. She looked over at the other two expecting them to follow her out of the den to the windy world outside.

Narime struggled to hold her largest pup. The struggle was evident by the whines that came out of Titan's mouth as she bumped him along the ground. At least I know he's a healthy growing boy... Nari's eyes flicked to Yuka as the little gray cub asked her why they were moving. Unfortunately with her mouth full the young mother could not answer her pup; instead giving him a "sorry I'm busy" look from her blue eyes.

Prodding @Malia a few more times with her paw Narime tried to hurry her daughter up. The womans silver fur prickled as the air pressure dropped speaking of the storms arrival. Their birthing den was in the edge of the forest near the meadow. So Nari wanted to move them farther into the forest where the main den lie hidden in the protective trees. There the four wolves would be safer from lightning. At least that was what the worried mother thought.

Titan spoke up just after a few lightning flashes lit up the edge of Nari's vision. Seeing as the largest boy was awake now she would let him walk for himself. Setting down the heavy black bundle the young woman stretched her jaw then poked at Malia again.

"Wake up little one. We need to leave. We are going on an adventure!" She spoke trying to sound excited while forcing her silver banner to wag slowly out behind her.

Turning to look at the boys Narime smiled. "We are going to a bigger home not too far away Yuka." She tried reassuring the silvery pup then glanced at his larger brother.

"That light out in the big clouds is called lightning. It's pretty but can hurt us. That's why we are moving." She warned her dark son hoping that he was listening.

Glancing out at the clouds herself, Nari watched as lightning spliced across the afternoon sky. The giant thunderheads were just reaching the sun and Nari guessed that within the next five minutes they would be cast in the shadow of the storm. Luckily the storm was still a few miles away. She still had time to move the pups to the safe caverns.

A long day filled with fighting and exploring had tired Malia right out by bedtime. Falling asleep quickly was one of her specialties. She also had quite a knack when it came to staying asleep, to the disadvantage of anyone looking to wake her up. Her small ears caught the whines of Titan and the voices of each of her family members, but they sounded muffled and far away. Assuming it was a dream, the Thorben girl flipped her body over to the other side, expecting to find the warm fur that should be laying there. Instead she found only air and collapsed pitifully into the dirt that covered the base of the birthing den.

Finally this began to rouse her, along with the insistent prods from her mother and a kick that she could have sworn came from one of Titan's dangling legs. A moan emerged from her small mouth, one filled with complaints and protest. As she groggily opened her eyes her other senses became more acute and managed to latch on and understand the conversation happening around her. Why did they have to move now? Couldn't they at least wait until morning?

Hearing her brothers' similar grievances launched Malia into action, along with her mom's words of adventures of course. Now wide awake, she marched towards the opening of the den and scampered up its slight incline into the coming darkness. Black clouds furled above them as if forming a hurricane. Looking outwards into the forests that surrounded the den, the small pup saw sheets of rain coming steadily towards them as the clouds advanced evermore on their own quest. There was a sudden crack of lightning that hit a tree nearby, splitting a branch with a noise that made it sound like the world was ending. "Momma!!" Malia shrieked, though did not dare to go back inside. There was no way she would show fear to her brothers.

Narimé finally had all of her pups awake and moving. Now she just had to lead them away deeper into the forest where the cavern lay hidden. Truthfully the protective cave was not too far away. It should be a quick walk granted the pups would follow her without getting too distracted. Perhaps being scared will mean that they will listen and obey me more easily. Nari stepped farther out into the damp air. It wasn't raining yet, but it would soon. Her silver banner and slim head flicked upward confidently trying to show her pups that she was not afraid. Then the silver wolf padded slowly out into the edge of the forest and meadow. Her body turned towards the forest ready to head out into the tall trees that would protect her youngsters as well as herself.

"Come! Follow me and stay together. Protect each other. " She gave the order gesturing for the pups to follow with her tail. Then the young mother began to lead them past the edge of the meadow and into the forest. Every few feet her blue gaze would look back making sure everyone was keeping pace with her. Narimé knew that she should rush but she didn't want the pups struggling to keep up through the undergrowth. So the woman would stop every once in a while to help out her pups if hey needed it.

Her silver form passed a tall cedar tree that stood alone mixed within the willows that dominated the tiny swath of forest. Perhaps the cedar tree was a remnant of the forest to the north? Or maybe a random seed that the breeze brought to the south. Perhaps either was true for all of those cedar tree's peppered throughout the Whisper Caverns forest.

Nari stepped over the gnarled roots of a willow tree urging her pups onward. She could see two things that both worried the woman and relaxed her. The hill where the cave entrance hid behind was not too far into the distance. That was the good thing she noticed. The worrisome thing was that the clouds were now billowing overhead lighting up the forest with flashes of light.

Narimé was worried that the pups would freeze in terror. She could carry one but not all. Seeing as though she was close to the main den anyway Nari raised her head and howled for her pack mates to come and help. Her tone echoed her concern urging for the subordinates to come quickly.

"Minka. @Simaea, Anglo, @Inali, @Sloane, @Kieth, Tokino, and anyone else! Please come and help!" She called for those she knew even her grumpy annoying uncle. Nari could not worry about her pack mates causing harm to the pups at this moment. She only worried about the storm surging overhead.

Malia cowered as her mother walked right past, not pausing a second to take a look at her frightened form beneath the flashes of light. Her brothers wobbled after their gray-and-white mother. The Thorben daughter chased after them, stumbling over wet twigs. She focused more on her feet than her brothers at this point, worried that she would be left alone in the worsening storm. The girl yearned to run forwards and lead the charge, not to be the one behind everyone else. Picking up speed, Malia bounded forwards past her brothers. She was right on the tail of her mother when Narime suddenly stopped. The 3 month-old skidded in an attempt to halt, nearly running into mom, who was in the process of calling for others.


The girl turned to look at Yuka who was somewhere behind her. He looked so pleased with himself! Malia rolled her eyes but walked towards him, making sure to bump into him when she got there. "What're you so happy about?" she asked, catching the broad smile that passed over his features before he looked towards the soggy ground. Wind whistled around them and lightning flashed, but right now Malia was much more interested in her brother than what was happening around her. "Speech"