They had been trying to take a little bit of space to cool down, but the leader had not even gotten to the borders before the call went up. He had not planned on going far, close enough he could hear Eros when he needed him but far enough he couldn’t be seen. He wanted to pace, and grumble to himself, and maybe even get the nap that he had been heading towards before finding the scent. But, he got none of those things.

The call had been for Eros, but Viorel could easily guess what it was about, and so he sought out his son. Things were tense, and he felt awkward, so instead of speaking he just offered a knowing nod and remained silent. Falling into step a half flank behind ready to be the quiet enforcer if things went south. He wasn’t expecting much fight from Sage since she was sounding the alarm, but Nia might be a different story. He didn’t care about the older woman’s feelings considering she was knocked up within a week of being here, hell the timing was so close she was probably already with child when she arrived at their borders.

It was twisted of her to ask so much of her daughter, get her a pack to live in, only to betray them all immediately.

Viorel looked around the area, expecting to see Sage there since she had been the one to raise the alarm, but she was nowhere to be seen. It was clear that she had been here, even if she had not called, her scent lay all over the area. Nia ws clearly agitated, but he didn’t care. Half of him hoped that she struck out at them, either verbally, or with her teeth, so he could really show her how he felt about her transgression.

Staying slightly backwards, he allowed Eros to be the one who spoke, though his tail raised behind him until it was a banner over his back. He would wait to see how she would respond to what his son had said, but as soon as the words were out of his co-lead’s mouth, his own lip curled to display yellowed fangs on one side. She would find no sympathy from him, and granted her daughter was the one to rat her out and was no longer even here, it was clear she hadn’t found any there either. She had made her own bed, now it was time to lay in it, and he would be thrilled to tuck her in.

The father had not been intended to say anything, only be a silent enforcer in case this interaction went south on them. But, he words cut him down into his bones and now all of his teeth were on display with a low growl. Eros had his own words, but he couldn’t keep it in, ”we’ve been more of a family to her over the past year than you have been. You had the chance to prove yourself worthy of her love and you chose a quick lay instead.” He wanted to add whore at the end, but out of respect for their younger member he held it back.

His judgmental tone implied it anyways. Yellow eyes watched every move closely, not trusting her not to try something out of desperation. Flee back into the territory to steal from a cache, lash back out in anger, it wasn’t like he put much thought into how her actions would impact Sage, or her unborn kids. He had made his own transgressions, but at least Vanadis and he would have a pack to support their cubs, Nia could not say the end. He huffed, scratching his paw against the earth, tense, muscles bunched and waiting to launch.