With the shift of the season, it seemed her mood had shifted too - she was not feeling so horrendous, so unnecessarily mad. Instead she was beginning to feel the cool shift in the wind, watched as the leaves rotated through shades of gold; the world was growing beautiful once more and even better, so were RAINBOW's children. She had watched them with a keen eye, watched them grow and stayed (if not along side) close behind RAINBOW every step of the way. When she had been younger, she'd always been afraid of not making or keeping friends, having to spend her days alone, but now she was more afraid of losing the few she had managed to coerce into sticking around. She had her Swallowbane, an unshakable and unmovable part of her, and now she had her beloved periwinkle'd eyed friend. She had her love, her companion and a newly rekindled adoration for the world around her. Things were... not good, but superb.

As she did most days, she had been venturing in search of her friend, hoping they could continue their odd training - leaping and bounding about, hardly practice for fights but it was fun at least. Just when she had begun to close in, though, she had been distracted by a voice she knew well - Alcide, who was more important than just being a King. King or not, he was also the father of her Swallowbane which meant one thing - she had to impress him. If she wanted to be taken seriously and seen as appropriate mate material for her beloved, then she would surely have to prove it! She thought she might have proven it to Moonglow but not Alcide.... not yet. With a puffed out chest and determined frown, she set off instantly in the direction of the call, all the while her tail waved jovially behind her. Even if she was not around, RAINBOW's excitement was infectious!

The moment she saw them, she could not hold it in - she yipped, her eyes bright and vivid with sudden energy as she dove forward towards Swallowbane. She came from behind him, her legs reaching out in a small leap as she aimed to grab around his broad neck, her muzzle reaching out to lick his before she tumbled off. She had tunnel vision when it came to him and the moment she had satisfied her soul's desire to be close is when the others came to her attention - all of them, in fact. She shot, instantly, Alcide an apologetic grin, her tail drooping low and twitching nervously as she slipped away with her body close to the ground to the safety of RAINBOW. She sat just as close to the slate grey female, melding her fur into hers - poor Laila, now part of a three way bundle of fur. Calista knew of some of them and flashed Ceal a broad grin before returning to her previous state of embarrassment - she knew of Laila from Trenus, remembering when she had been taken prisoner for being a spy. Despite it, she chose never to speak or mention it - wolves changed whether or not her Pater would have her believe such a thing.

"I am being sorry for being late," she stuttered, trying her hardest to sit up straight once more - all her pride had disappeared, slow to recover from her own scorn, "But I am being here to serve you now, yes."