I found it quite interesting that Tesseract was so bold as to return to face the wolf that had defeated him in battle. Invariably, I was proud of my father for all he had done. He had laughed once, telling me that he had never seen a life such as this for himself. But family changes everything. Family was what had given him the strength to become alpha of the pack when MoonGlow could not rule the mountain. And family was what kept him there, the promise that someday I would relieve him of the duties that had been put upon his broad shoulders. For now, however, it was my responsibility to learn everything that I could from him and any wolf that was willing to teach me. Tesseract’s greeting earned a smile from me, and I could not help but let me chest well a fraction of an inch in pride as my tail wagged behind me; this was my father – he would defeated the wolves who came calling for his throne.

In the nature of small talk, it came upon me that perhaps I should introduce myself. Alcide had not done it for me, as Godric had when we had welcomed Snowshoe to the pack. Perhaps he was testing me, seeing how much I was willing to put myself out there. Well, I was always looking for opportunities to make new friends. Perhaps this was just another chance akin to any other time I had met a new wolf. “Hello, Tesseract; it is good to put a face to the name. I am Daenerys, princess of the mountain,” I said, giving sweet nod of my head, though not lowering my eyes as he had done. I looked then to the two younger wolves – younger even than I – and waited to hear their names as well. As father nodded at each of the introduction, so too did I, and my tail waved happily behind me. The tension in the air was palpable, and it made me quite excited. Reminding myself that this was a matter of pack business, I drew a long, quiet, deep breath and stilled my tail. Calming myself, I exhaled softly and was the picture of perfect composure as I listened to Tesseract’s spoken intentions for his presence here.

And then Rhoedias showed up. Her sudden appearance somewhat startled me, as I had not seen her approaching figure coming from the opposite side of Alcide. My ears flashed forward and my head snapped in her direction when I heard her coming. Father greeted her and I did as well when I realized who it was. I then relaxed again, returning my attention to our guests. Rhodias’s greeting had seemed somewhat cold, but who could blame her? When Tesseract had met failure in battle against my father, he had instead taken up arms against Rhoedias. Perhaps it was all for the best, for now Rhoedias called Spirane home and she was safe here with us.

Listening intently to Alcide’s every word, I kept my eyes focused on the three wolves that stood before us; primarily Tesseract, but giving thought to Tristan and Octavia as well. The propositions that Alcide made were interesting; an alliance that both packs could profit from, for sure. And perhaps with time as both of our packs grew we would be able to offer more and more to one another. Such a strange situation for a friendship to blossom from, but perhaps it was predestined that Spirane and Glorall would find camaraderie this way.