Minka had been dozing at the foot of a willow tree, a slight snow had been falling all morning which was turning the ground into a muddy slush after the last few days of rain. The trees roots were old and gnarled but it offered a platform from the ground which kept the fae's belly dry, and the long dropping branches a canopy to keep the snow off of her fur, though the cold was biting, especially since she had lost her winter coat. The female slipped to and from consciousness, never fully awake but never fully asleep either, she had been scouting the area, making sure that nothing was disturbing the borders, especially this close to the end of Narime's pregnancy.

The sound of paws against the ground entering the valley is what roused the female from her slumber, instinctively she stood on high alert, but the scent that reached her muzzle made her tail wag. With a joyful laugh Minka leapt from her platform and took off towards her friend who could now be seen entering into the long grass that dominated most of the area. When she got close, the fae suddenly felt a streak of hellion creep through her, and she sank down, stalking the small fae. Leaping she aimed to just playfully pounce upon her friend, maybe knocking her over but definitely not trying to hurt her in any way. A large grin spread across her muzzle as she flew through the air, and here she had thought that she would never see Inali again, maybe fate really was rooting for them.

Minka knew that Nali had been searching for a family, but she had not specified which pack she had meant to join the tawny wolf had never imagined that she would be trying to join the same pack. The fae had joined the Whisper Caverns pack just a few days earlier, but had quickly became the second since the present second had only been a yearling. Hopefully her friend would be able to join the pack, they had seemed welcoming enough to her, and if not Minka would vouch for her friend, she did not want to see her friend turned away from another family.

The angry snarl that escaped her friend shocked her as she had never seen the fae with such hatred upon her expression, but the shock soon gave way to joy over just seeing her form at all. Laughter bubbled inside Minka and escaped as she thudded a landing on top of her Inali, it was like being a pup again, even if it had only been a week since she had seen the woman. The astonishment upon her face had been priceless and worth every second of anger that had been directed at her originally. Quickly she rolled off of her friend so as not to squash her, but her tail beat like a drum upon the ground where they sat, a smile beaming upon her maw. The smell of her nearby alpha brought a warmth to her heart, she knew that Narimé was looking out for her and would have called the pack should anything bad have happened.

Nothing bad was to happen though as the rogue was a fae that Minka had met before joining the pack, they had been like twin lost souls who it seems were entwined here in Relic. Smiling at her question the tawny girl replied, "I have joined the nearest pack, Whisper Caverns, I'm their newest second," the words brought with them such pride and the fae could not help it but to puff her chest out a little. She then quickly went on to explain how she had reached such a title so quickly, the former second had only been a yearling so the alphas had decided that even though she was new she was more fit to be second. Beaming at her friend again she exclaimed, "But the better question is what are you doing here!? I thought I wouldn't see you again!" The words would have been sad if they had been true, Minka had missed her friend since they had separated that day.

Minka smiled at her friend as she congratulated her, it really was all that she had wanted when she had entered Relic, was to find a pack to accept her. She chuckled at her friend's enthusiasm the words seemed to be coming from her maw about a mile a minute, "Yes it seems like fate wasn't done with us just yet, I have missed you as well." Perhaps everything was going to work out for the fae from now on, she would be second of the pack and she would have her friend with her as part of the family. She was still beaming at her friend when she saw the cloud of worry cross over Inali's features and a sympathetic whine slipped from her own throat, she knew how lonely she had been as a rogue. She smiled once more and said in a warm tone, "They seem very accepting, at least they were with me, and the pack is young, I'm sure they would be happy to have another member," what she said was true, but she couldn't be sure, now was the time to take her to @Narimé.

Standing she stretched her front legs before her, "Come, I will take you to meet Narimé, she is the lead female and if I am not mistaken she is hovering near the border." She could still smell her leader though the scent had not seemed to come any closer, Minka knew she was hesitant these days to leave the territory while she was so pregnant. Turning she led the way to the border, about a five minute trot from where they had been located in the meadow, they were silent along the way and the fae wondered if her friend was still worrying about being rejected. She found the spot where her leader lay and could see that she was still feeling the plague of her pregnancy, it had been a hard one on her. She approached slowly with her tail down and gently pressed her nose against her leaders muzzle in greeting, Nari, this woman is my friend Inali, we knew each other when I was still a rogue. She wishes to join the pack," the words were slightly hesitant, she did not want to bother her queen when she was so ill, and she had never been to a joining besides her own which had been very different than this one, she didn't know what the process was.

Today seemed to be especially hard on the alpha, her face was green and she announced that she had no energy. Minka could not help but worry a little, she could not remember ever seeing a pregnancy affect a wolf so, but then again she did not have a lot of experience with faes who were carrying. The tawny girl gave a small smile at her leaders shrug, but the worry was plain upon her expression and she suddenly wished that she knew what to do that would help. She moved to take her place as second by Narimé's side when she fled to the bushes, Minka hesitated unsure whether or not to follow the grey fae but deciding against it, her queen would call if she needed her help. The sound of retching reached them and the femme flinched slightly but offered a reassuring smile to her friend, this was nothing new to her, the grey woman had been sick like this the whole time Minka had been with her, which was only about a week.

Nari started to return to them and Minka stepped one paw forward the worry even greater upon her expression as she watched her leader sigh. She seemed alright however and was all business when she reached them, so the tawny girl wiped the anxious expression from her face though it was still present in her mind. She hoped that Simaea would have some herbs ready when they reached the cave, anything that might help to calm the queens stomach which seemed keen on torturing her. Minka took her place as second on the right side of Narimé as she spoke to Inali, once again she offered a smile to her friend though she stayed silent. She chuckled at the joke and the mood lightened slightly and now the worry was all but vanished from her mind, her alpha seemed to be recovering quickly.

Turning to her friend she awaited her response to the leader's questions and when she did she listened attentively. The compliment came as a surprise and a smile rushed to her face, "Thank you Inali," she said absolutely beaming at her friend. The nerves were clear upon her friends face when she finished and Minka wanted to reassure her but the decision was left to her queen, she had done everything she could for now. Looking to her leader her tail wagged slightly out of hope, but she kept silent while she waited for an answer, whether it be yes or no, or even that she would have to consult with the pack, an answer would come.