Kisla readily made her voice heard, but once her decision was out, he found that, ultimately, there was no other choice but to mirror her affirmation. "We'll go then," he said slowly, loud enough for every pair of ears to hear. He hastily rid his throat of the lump that was threatening to form there again and shakily lifted his head. "To the other side of the mountain."

His orange eyes went to his youngest sister then, hoping that she, too, would agree. If he and Kisla concurred, wouldn't... or shouldn't she also? They were the only three Tainn children (who had descended from Lani and Rihael's eldest child and first-born son) left. To Fenru, if Aiyana's two older siblings were going somewhere, it was only right that she came along also... With his hopes soaring upward as high as the clouds, he waited for Aiyana to fall in line. He had already nearly broken Corinna's heart, he would not see their mother lament any more than she already had.

Gone Tomorrow

Corinna would have hoped for a more...audible response from those gathered around her. She had known when she had first opened her mouth that she would be dropping a giant bomb of news upon them. Perhaps her pregnancy could have been expected, if not suspected, but the decision to shed the Swift River name and uproot their pack to seek their fortunes elsewhere, that would have come as a giant shock to those around her. She had mentioned it to Fenru, but beyond that, she and Ice had made the decision to keep it a secret between the two of them until they had been certain.

Cali was the first to speak up. It was not an enthusiastic response, but it was a legitimate question. The leader had not said where they were relocating the pack, because the truth was, she did not know - not yet. Ice filled in what little details that they did have, and it was only after the words left his mouth did the pack shift noticeably. The creme she-wolf barely had time to smile at Kisla's response before Jessie spoke up, the question inherently challenging the decision. And in a moment, Corinna's mood shifted as well. Her brow furrowed, and her lips pulled back, though only slightly, her teeth barred at the subordinate for only a moment. Rissa's death had been the entire pack's loss, and Jessie had been among the party to go looking and discover her youngest daughter's body, but her defensiveness struck Corinna in an odd way. Who was Jessie to feel so affronted by Rissa's loss? That was hardly Corinna's call to make, but she was saved from acting on it by Ice, who answered Jessie in a hoarse voice. The point was to escape these haunted lands, not to venture into new ones, and while certainly over the Pass held dark memories too, it also offered a fresh start. And they were going to take it.

Jessie's question had startled her, there was no doubt, but Corinna was thrown for an even bigger loop when a not-so-often heard voice spoke up. Rissa would like it, I think. Aiyana had grown so quiet, that hearing her speak was a rarity. So when she did, her mother fixated her attention on her. She didn't verbally respond, but she nodded her head once, in agreement. Hearing it from her both of her daughters, and Fenru as well, only cemented Corinna's decision that this was the correct course of action. There would be struggles, but they would overcome them and would enjoy the victories that they would earn. "So it is settled," she spoke up, her voice level and her tone final. "We will go. I expect within the week, so we can meet up with Marsh and Triell, and stake out our new home." The process would bring them together, she hoped, and hopefully put to rest any worries that they had now in this moment. But only time would tell, and that time was rapidly approaching.