Round Stone Crest Round Stone Crest Pack Thread

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The children were barely a week old now, eyes still shut they did little besides sleep and eat, though Draven and Ari seemed to quite enjoy squeaking as much as possible. Too young for the mother to go very far Minka had reserved herself to only sitting outside of the den when she needed some fresh air. Not that she was lonely, on the contrary the other members visited her often, usually bringing food with them as she couldn't travel to the caches herself. The only time the alpha truly left the den was to quench her thirst and even then she only left if all three pups were asleep and someone else stayed at the den to watch them.

Now the mother had just finished letting the pups suckle as they did every four to five hours and was trying to get them to settle for a nap. It was only when their bellies were full of warm milk that she was able to coax all of them into slumber, usually they slept in shifts. Nudging Kino softly with her nose until he too was in the deepest part of the den with his siblings she watched as they settled. First with cries of protest as they tried to keep their weary minds awake until slowly but surely their movements ceased besides the gentle rise and fall of their breathing.

Sighing softly Minka settled her own head upon her paws, ready to nap herself in peace when she heard Gent calling for her. Barking back that she heard him the alpha got the attention of the nearest subordinate (typically @Kova) and waited until they took over the den. Swiftly she made her way towards the main den, relishing the feelings of her muscles becoming more limber at the chance to stretch. Slowing her pace she took the dark form of the man before her, tilting her head to the right in indicate that he had the floor she awaited his message. After all she assumed this meeting had a purpose and she was ready to get right to it so she could return to her newborns.

When she had first accepted gent into the pack he had seemed almost surprised with her friendly nature towards her subordinates but she was glad to see he was settling into it now. Offering her own smile in return to the warm one he had sent he it only grew at his compliment, "Thank you Gent, I thought by now I would look exhausted." She chuckled at the end of her comment, truly the children slept in shifts which meant that she herself hardly got any good slumber. Still every moment that she spent with them was a gift, especially Kino who had already taken hold of her heart like a vice grip. Though she loved all of her pups equally his platinum pelt and quiet nature made it hard for the woman to let him out of her sight. She had already lost her husband, she would do anything to keep his look alike son where she could keep him safe.

The smile faded as the dark man began to speak of his requests, her eyes were still warm with fondness but her expression reflected how seriously she took his words. His first request was easy, she knew that despite his excellent care of @Lugh Gent still made time to do border patrols. Even more she knew that he had bested both Bane, their official guardian, and Loki at combat which spoke volumes of his sparring skill. The next request wasn't as clear to her and the woman tilted her head to the right as she did her best to clearly weigh out both sides. Her gut reaction was to immediately deny him his request because of what had so recently happened with @Inali, the mess that personal relationships had caused them. Then again the Woodlands were not declared enemies as the Caverns were, and Danica was expecting and had given them valuable information in the past.

Straightening her cranium Minka looked back upon her subordinate as she spoke, "Very well, I name you Gent Lieris the newest guardian of Round Stone Crest. As for your visit to Danica, permission granted on two conditions, one every visit you make to her has to be approved first and anything that might be of slightest importance reported back to me. The second is you will breath not a word of our whereabouts to her, even if she asks. The Woodlands may not be our enemy anymore but their allies are and I would prefer they stay in the dark as to where our territories lay." Golden eyes stayed trained on the dark face, would he accept the terms or would he reject them and betray them as Inali had?

The meeting seemed to be drawing to a close, it had been swift but useful on both of their accounts. Her pack had gained another guardian, a useful role that would serve to keep all of the members as safe as possible especially her children. In return Gent had gained an official title as well as granted permission to travel farther than was of a typical nature. If only Inali had been so smart as to request to visit her other ties, maybe then they wouldn't be in the situation that they were now. It didn't matter now, the scout had made her bed and now she had to lay in it, wherever that bed may be.

Nodding as the dark man swore his loyalty once more she uttered her own farewells, "And for your loyalty I am always grateful, you have proven time and time again to be an asset to the pack." Then once more she smiled swiftly, maybe for the first time noticing how handsome the other man was. The pride that shone on his dark face brought out the stark contrast that was his blue eyes and for just a moment she considered asking him back to the den to spend time with the children. The moment was quickly broken as the wind changed and Kova's scent reached her nostrils, how could she be thinking such things? Her husband and the father of her children had been dead only six weeks and she was becoming attracted to another? That was not the type of wolf she prided herself to be. With a suddenly troubled mind Minka turned tail and headed back to the birthing den, she needed some time to think.

EXIT MINKA

Kova was cold and a little moist from the thick fog coating the landscape around their short mountain top home. He had been attempting to sleep alone by himself away from the rocky den so that the gray youth could think about things. A lot of stuff was happening in a very short amount of time, and Kova was getting both overwhelmed and angry about everything. He'd taken more time away from his pack mates and family to sort things out by himself. However tonight the wind was chilly, the temperatures were decreasing rapidly, and the fog dampened his coat along with his already blue mood. So now, too cold and wet to sleep by himself, Kova was slipping close to the den to see who was sleeping nearby and who might actually be within the confines of the packs den.

The night was dark and full of terrors as Kova slipped through the territory and found himself to the mouth of the den. The smells of his pack mates were all around. Kova tried to search out Gent to see where the dark wolf was resting, but it seemed as though the large wolf was gone, perhaps patrolling the territory or something. Many of the others were there though, including Draven, Cessair, Raela, Calanthe, Moraxia, Alphinaud, and Zilas. Kino and Marianna's scents were far more stale though. They were sleeping nearby, but not in the den. Kova guessed that they wanted nothing to do with the adults right now, and he couldn't blame them for distancing themselves from the pack. Their anger and sadness he could both sympathize and empathize with. After finding out about Tokino's death Kova had seen how different wolves reacted different with loss. He knew that some got angry, while others got sad, some got quiet, and others became loud and irrational. It was something natural that had to be felt. So he didn't attempt to curl up and sleep near them, instead Kova kept away from his siblings understanding their feelings right now.

That left a number of other wolves that he could choose to sleep with. However most of those choices displeased him. Draven was curled up with Raela, and while Kova did want to sleep with the dark Lagina he didn't want to be near Raela right now. He still cared for her, and he still loved her like family, but just what happened before and after Minka's burial had him peeved at the Asurn woman. For right now Kova did not want to be near her.

So he moved on to the next group of sleeping bodies. Alphinaud and Zilas, Kova neither knew well nor really liked at all. So he passed them by quickly. Cessair's lack of presence during his mothers death and her lack of taking charge had displeased Kova. He had really looked up to her kind nature and had hoped that she would keep the pack strong while Minka wasn't around. Now though, he was unhappy with her, and so the youth passed her by as well.

Lastly he came upon Moraxia and Calanthe's resting forms. These two she wolves had been present throughout the past couple of harsh weeks, and both had in one way or another silently grieved for Minka without causing more problems like his siblings cries had. Kova knew Calanthe more than he knew Moraxia though. That fact along with Moraxia's proximity to Cessair's sleeping form made Kova veer towards the sleeping she wolf @Calanthe. He dearly wished to not disturb anyone from their sleep as it was nearly 3am in the morning and they had probably had a hard day already. So the silver wolf slid gently into a spot next to Calanthe. He snuggled into her warm fur and shivered a few times before getting more comfortable. He glanced at the darkness before sighing. The morning comes. Another day another destiny, this never ending road of life... Won't be getting much sleep tonight. He thought quietly. Then soon his deep blue eyes drooped and closed. Sleep consumed the youth taking him away form his daily troubles.