Thicket of Secrets Let Me Break My Chains

Hollow had to take a breath again and steady himself. He had felt the shift in atmosphere, and as badly as he wanted to snap at everyone to keep there mouths shut he knew he couldn't. That would only make it worse, so Hollow just steadied himself and calmed his boiling blood. He tried to banish the thoughts of Azariah and the burning desire to throw every last ounce of his burdens upon this new wolf, and Nina, and Miccah. But Hollow couldn't do that, no these were his burdens to bear, no matter how badly it hurt, they weren't going to go anywhere until faced them and defeated them on his own. But they bore down upon so that he could almost feel his shoulders start to crack.

As if the weight of the world weren't enough, Nina was only just beginning to come to terms with Tacoma's death enough to help with things like this. But of course now the weight was liable to shift itself to her shoulders as Hollow's own grief had begun over his lost love. But he wasn't going to let that change him at this moment, Silver deserved fair judgement and so he and Nina would bestow it upon her. The needed wolves, capable hunters and scouts more than anything in this winter. So Hollow turned his head towards Nina and gave her a look, his face pained, slowly unraveling behind his eyes. The message there was still clear, We need hunters, let her in. It would do Nina good to be the voice of judgement.

When I add her, it will look weird in the ranks because there are people who are also in joining threads before you. <3

Being brief was something that Nina had much appreciated over time. Even though she liked being able to get to know the wolves that joined her ranks and know that they were loyal. Never had the woman ever turned someone away from her pack, even if they had gained her doubts, it was just the way she had been raised. She never could have doubted anyone before a few encounters. There were only a few wolves in her lifetime that Nina had never liked and after many encounters with those wolves, she had ended up getting away from them and nothing had ever gone as planned, but it didn’t matter, Silver was new to her and so far had proved herself quite respectful and the golden brown lady could accept this. She knew that Hollow was going through his own rough time and truly felt bad for him, but he couldn’t let his pain cloud his judgment and that was exactly what he was doing here. She was glad that he seemed to realize this and passed the rest of the encounter upon Nina’s strong, defined shoulders. Nodding at him briefly when they shared a short look, she turned back to the submitting wolf, stepping forward to where the alpha was in front of the woman. Leaning down to grasp the girl’s muzzle in her jaws, if she would allow it, Nina would pull firmly on her muzzle, accepting her as their own. Allowing the other woman to rise, she stepped back and spoke clearly, <b style="color:#008080">”Welcome to the family. My Second, Miccah, will escort you around the territory…and watch your step.” Turning away from the newly accepted member, she walked back into the shadows, flicking Hollow’s pelt with her tail in order for him to follow her into the darkness. They had much to talk about and Nina wouldn’t take no for an answer.

It seems when you're around, my life is complete.

(Totally fine by all means Lightning!)
It had been quite a while sense Silver had experienced a muzzle grab. Though she let the woman proceed to do so. Officially she was granted a member of Secret Woodlans, as the male Alpha called it, before rising. Looking over to the dark large male for guidance on what to do. Before both the Alphas were out of hearing range she called out. "I can't thank you two enough! I promise in time I shall prove myself loyal." Padding a tad bit closer to the second she offered him a smile. "Where do we start?"

Silver was eager to prove herself to not only the Alphas, but everyone. The pups, seconds, lows, she meant everyone. Yet it seemed she had to start with the male second. As he was the one to show her around. The first one she would carry a conversation with possibly. "I do have one question though, do you know how many scouts or hunters there are? I like to know before I engage in possible jobs." To be honest she didn't wanted to be one out of four or five hunters. Or to be one out of three scouts. It would only be more complicated for herself to have to compete with more then what she could deal with.

Awaiting the male to speak to her questions, if he even knew the answers, Silver made sure to keep herself in a lower position then him. Even if the large second was already bigger then herself. She would still play it safe around high ranks.

Permission to skip Hollow and to PP Silver.

Miccah was like a ghost in the background. He was attuned to the proceedings in front of him, hearing the words that flew between his alphas and Silver--a prospective new candidate for Secret Woodlands. But every once in a while, his eyes would wander around the dense canopy of thickets, searching for danger. His ears were pricked attentively to what was going on in front of him, but every couple of moments his ears would swivel, alert for any sign of danger. Multitasking was always one of his fortes.

He was doing such a perimeter check when he heard his name coming from Nina's maw. Immediately, his eyes and ears tuned back into the conversation. It would seem that Silver had been accepted. His alphas took their leave, and no time had passed before the older woman practically bounced her way to him. Her eagerness to prove her loyalty and curiousness of the pack, amused him. But he showed no signs of it on his face. He opened his maw to answer her question. "As far as I am concerned, no ma'am. But I have recently arrived myself just a few short months ago. I advise that you seek the information yourself in due time." His tone was polite and warm as usual as he began to pad forward.

"Come," he beckoned with a commanding swish of his tail. The woman followed. He'd take her on a tour of their lands and then leave her be. They both had jobs to attend to. Him, gaurding the borders, her, an answer to her questions.

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