Nari looked to the welkin wondering if Ash had been a good choice made by Minka. Even if he had made up with Nina the fact that he had done her harm in the first place as her brother made Narime uneasy. She was suddenly anxious about her pups safety around the new lead male. Would he hurt them since they were not his own?

Narime remembered the look he'd had after Malia's scorching gaze. It had been fleeting but she knew he felt bad for them; her pups who would have to deal with all the change. I don't think... My heart says he's safe but my head is telling me otherwise... She thought quietly as Elettra switched to another topic about her mate and sister.

A quick intake of breath gave proof to Nari's worry about Tempest. "Why would she have left after just beginning to recover from her wounds?" Narime felt the anger that had been directed towards Shade dwindle from her body until it felt cold and hard. Both Tempest and Sloane were gone. She wondered if Sloane might have found Tempest and tried helping her. However if that was the case then why would they be gone for so long? No something happened to them, or just him even.

"This winter is very bad. I don't know if either of them can make it on their own if they're far away from our packs. Neither of them can be that stupid to leave their packs in the current situations they were in." the silver she wolf was fluffed up against the chill but her hackles had receded. The snarl had been wiped off her face as soon as she heard Tempest had been injured.

"Something had to have happened to them. We know them, they aren't wolves to just up and leave without a word." She wished there was something else she could do. "Did you send a search party out for Tempest? A scout or something? Or is it too dangerous to do something like that in the deep of winter?" Nari added the last question suddenly unsure if it was even safe to search for Sloane. This is where more years of experience might have aided her. It might have told the young mother that it was too dangerous to send out any other wolves that might get lost in a snow storm or injured from something.

After Elettra's words Narimé echoed the look on the great willow wolf's face and body. She was stressed about the disappearance of her mate, but she too had not seen Kieth for some time. He had been with the pack since it's beginning and she was used to not seeing him. Yet the female was no longer scenting his presence around the borders. Then there was Harp. She too had disappeared; though Nari was unsure why. Not knowing the dark female for long enough meant that Narimé would not be sure whether Harp had left on her own accord or if something had happened to her as well. For now Nari simply passed her disappearance by thinking that Harp had decided their pack had not been the right one for her.

"When I came back I realized we too had lost three pack mates. Sloane and Kieth, who had both helped to found the pack and a newer female named Harp." She paused for a moment. "Those three I have not seen or scented since I got back." She put forth her own worries about Whisper Caverns then sat down letting out a defeated sigh.

"I heard from Uncle Tokino and Inali that my son Titan had gone missing for some time after I had left. Thankfully though Minka found him. " The audible relief in her voice could be seen even on her face as Nari closed her eyes. I'm so glad none of my little ones were hurt. She thought quietly while letting silence envelope the pair once more.

She thought back for a moment to Elettra's previous words. No one to do the job... She wondered if El's pack was doing well besides the members who had gone missing. "How are your children? Are they as adventurous as mine?" She asked trying to get to a lighter topic.

"I mean I know I wasn't yours, but how did you let me, as a yearling, go out into the world searching for my father?" She asked now understanding of how other parents must have felt when their children ventured into the world on their own. "I try to keep them inside the territory but I know that my children go out exploring every so often. I get scared that something will happen to them while I'm not there." She shook her head then gave a nervous laugh. "Look at me sounding just like Muerda. My adopted mum never let any of her pups go out of eye site. "

She finally reaches Elettra's previous question with a sigh and a small smile lighting her maw. "No I haven't lost any of them yet, but ...well... obviously I'm afraid of that happening."

Nari noticed Elettra linger on Meurda's name. Almost as if the dark alpha was familiar with it. That sparked Narimé's almost infinite curiosity. She cocked her head to the side while twitching her nose almost comically.

"Yes, Muerda Lospire. It's been a long time since I thought of her." Nari realigned her head then closed her eyes t imagine her adopted mum's face. For some reason whenever Nari did this there was always a sneer or lust filled look on the ginger and green eyed alpha's face.

"Thing is, she wasn't very kind to me a part from sparing my life and suckling me. After I was weaned I had to fight for my food with her real children, which subsequently got me punished roughly by Muerda since she gave them everything." Nari sighed. "but perhaps that was what was supposed to happen... Now that I am a mother I would take care of my own pups before another females if times were harsh and food was low. " Nari fell silent now dwelling upon her past. The lands she had come from were just as fully stocked with prey as the Lore was on a good year.

The memories were so old now; having been shoved behind her everyday worries and musings of the future. Nari hadn't really thought much of the past while she made her future. Then suddenly she realized that she had rambled about a past which only took up Elettra's time. Nari craned her head downward and gave a little whine in a sign of apology. "Sorry, I shouldn't be bringing up old memories when you must be busy back ho-.....a-at Willow Ridge." Nari's slip of the tongue had her frazzled and embarrassed. It showed she still cared greatly for the willows despite having her own territory within the lovely meadow.