She was close by when the call rang out, the thundering, masculine note making her wince lightly, pausing in her steps. She was still unfamiliar with the grey male as her new alpha, but she respected him as Nina's chosen partner, knowing that the one eyed queen was much happier with this arrangement than the previous. Swiftly, the small female turned around, trotting through the snow to the center of the pack, keeping a good pace to not be late.

When she arrived, she saw Nina and Koda, sitting side by side, and she flashed a bright smile, nodding respectfully as greeting. Then she turned her eyes to the only other wolf present, a young, tawny male, who she hadn't seen before. She knew a couple of loners had joined them recently, and this must be one. Feeling a sudden burst of sociability, like she hadn't in a long time, she walked over to the boy, sitting herself down near him. And, since they were still waiting for the rest of the pack before the meeting could start, she addressed him lowly, a friendly smile on her lips; "Hello, welcome to The Woodlands. I'm Aideen." She looked at him encouragingly, copper eyes sparkling.

A movement out the corner of her eye made her turn momentarily though, friendly smile turning into a broad grin as she recognized the dark figure coming to join them. @Miccah strode into the clearing in that smooth manner that was so stunning considering his size, navigating the thicket with flawless skill. Aidden waved an ear at the black wolf, tail tapping happily at the snow beneath her, and she sought to meet his bright blue eyes, hoping that he would come join them. Then she turned her gaze back to the brown boy by her side, not wanting to be rude, and once again smiled encouragingly; Though she kept one ear turned towards her leaders, ready to devote to them her full attention, as soon as they started the meeting.

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Of course he was late, Unitas was almost always late when real stuff like meetings were happening. It was probably due to the fact that he liked to roam around the territory. For some reason every time something like a meeting was called Unitas was always at the furthest point away within the packs land where it took him forever to travel back through.

The dark boys legs churned underneath his slim body as Tas sprinted homeward. The one who had called the pack, the new alpha male named Koda, had called for everyone. Naturally Unitas wanted nothing to do with a big meeting, but he knew that he would get into trouble for not going to it. So he rushed. The teal eyed Hervok sped through the undergrowth easily leaping fallen logs that had given him issues when he was smaller and younger. He was becoming quite attuned to this forest's landscape and its other non-wolf inhabitants. So the pup knew the best paths through the woods to get to his destination as soon as possible.

Even so, as Unitas fast approaches the meeting as well as his pack mates; he quickly realizes that most everyone was already there. Sharply slowing himself down, Tas pulled himself up to Iopah's side. There he heaved for breath while grinning wickedly towards the rest of the pack. His tail beat a mile a minute as the dark lad slowly goes around to greet everyone. He goes in order as the rules clearly state "address higher wolves first then follow the order down the line..." So he greets Koda firstly, then Nina(is she here yet?), followed by Iopah and then Aideen. To the wolves Unitas didn't know he gave them a few whines of hello before settling between his brother and the second huntress. Still breathing hard, Unitas didn't bother to voice any apology for his lateness, instead he listened for whatever the meeting might be about.

"Speech"

She knew there was going to be a meeting and to symbolize her encouragement of Koda's rise to power, she was allowing him to call his first meeting together. It made her feel...different, allowing someone else to take charge and even though she didn't like it, she was trying to put her trust back in him. So when he called for her first, she greatly appreciated what he had done for her. It would be much more convenient for them both to be there when everyone arrived. Nudging him on the shoulder gently in greeting. She then stood next time him, her single emerald eye staring at him, a brief nod signaling that she was ready. He called for them, his deep voice traveling easily throughout their thicket. It was obvious that he was confident in what he was doing and that was one thing that was different about him and Miccah. The man that she had lead with formerly had no sense of confidence within him and it made it hard for Nina to lead with her. There was always an obvious power struggle and that was none existent in Koda and Nina's partnership thus far.

It hadn't taken long for their first members to arrive, one of whom she did not recognize. Aideen remained next to him, and Nina offered her a small smile of greeting, pleased that she was quick to get here. However, when another female that Nina did not recognize arrived, there was obviously some tension, and Nina's single eye narrowed on the slight conflict, her lip peeling back in a scowl. No child should have disrespected Aideen in such away. The woman was important to the pack and Nina knew that she deserved much respect. Luckily, it was not necessary for the Hervok to say anything. Iopah was soon to come along, asserting her place and giving a warning to the other woman. When her loyal second turned to acknowledge the two alphas, Nina gave her friend a nod of thanks, knowing that it was Iopah that had stayed with her since the beginning of Secret Woodlands. She was very thankful for Iopah and considered her to be one of her most loyal members. Next to arrive were two of her children, and she was amused to watch Unitas greet every ranked member in turn. His morals were good and she was glad that she had raised her sons so well. However, when @Pacem didn't arrive, she became confused and whispered his name quietly to Koda. The death of their beloved Tacoma still plagued her and she wanted to know where her child was. At this distress, her tail flicked high above her back, to make it obvious that she didn't wish to be tested right now.