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The first to arrive was his lady fair, which was no shock to the King. They had awoken together, after finally returning to the lands from the Mating Dens, and had agreed upon the day to finally hold the pack meeting. After awakening from slumber, they had split and gone their separate way for a few minutes. Sebring had needed a few more minutes of slumber and drink of water, and Kalgalath had wanted to one patrol of the day before letting loose his howl to call the pack together. He smiled down at her, an excited whine escaping from his chest at seeing her. At seeing the smallest of swells in her abdomen, barely perceptible, that signaled her pregnancy and the growth of his heirs within her womb. She climbed the throne and moved next to him, nuzzling him and greeting him before placing a kiss above his orbs. 'Long time, no see darling.' Her plume covered her pads and his facade fell. "Do I... Know you?" Immediately his face lightened with a deep chuckle and his incisors nipped at her aud playfully. "Are you excited to meet your pack, Queen Sebring?"
The next to arrive were two wolves who he recognized, but it took a second to place them, for the last time he had seen them they had been merely pups. Now, however, they were scraggly teenagers, nearly as tall as some of the smaller adults in the pack. Mortem remained silent and merely nodded to Kalgalath, whereas Vita took a much happier and bubblier approach. 'Hello, Uncle Kal! Hello beautiful lady! Who might you be?' Kalgalath smiled at the twins, glad that they were doing so well under Chenzii's care. "Hello Mortem, Vita! You do are both so much larger than you were when last we met, I am happy to see that you are fitting in!" He turned to face Sebring, not wanting to speak for her.
Soon after, Universe arrived and Kalgalath looked to see if Niara had followed him. When last he had seen Universe, the King had left Niara in his care, but the fae was nowhere in sight - perhaps she had already found her own den. 'My King and Queen.' Kalgalath smiled at him and dipped his head in greeting. "Hello Universe. Thank you, again, for touring Niara around the pack." Kalgalath knew little of Universe, but if Hellene approved of him - which she did, speaking highly of the speckled brute - Kalgalath trusted him.
Magic was the next to arrive, greeting the twins before addressed the royalty. Kalgalath's smile grew when he saw a pup trailing behind her nervously. 'Kal, Sebring. Good morning. This is my son, Tarly. I know you’ve met him before, Sebring. He’s excited to see you again.' Arctics stared down at the pup, the corners curling upward as he smiled at the pup. "Hello Tarly. If you ever need anything, feel free to find me and ask." The pup remained silent, shaking, and so Kalgalath merely smiled down kindly upon him. Though the pup was different in color, he reminded Kalgalath of Hellene's son, Destan, who had been absent for a long while. But he had been nervous and terrified of the world when he was younger also, and though he had never been able to fully rid himself of that fear, it had diminished as he had grown. As Magic turned to introduce herself to Universe, Chenzii took her place. She looked so similar to Magic, and in truth, the two were close. It had always been difficult when it came to ranking the two, for they were both the most loyal wolves in the pack, and always it came down to how actively they were participating. This eboness spoke to the other wolves, waiting Til Magic moved, before coming before the throne herself. 'Kalgalath, Sebring. It is good to see you both. I hope you are both healing well after our incident.' "And it is good to see you as well Chenzii! I am glad to see your limb seems to be functioning better. Please, continue to rest until you are better."
In vast contrast to the last few wolves who had been black as night, a fae with snowed pelt approached hesitantly, and Kalgalath's facade became a bit more somber at the thought that innocent, happy go lucky Khaleesi had been so scarred by the attack on the pack. She had fought bravely along side her mother, but still - it had been a fierce battle, and one that she would have to come to terms with. Thus was the way of life - to life and to die. She nodded quietly to the rulers and Kalgalath dipped his head to her without saying anything, not wanting to draw too much attention to her when she so clearly wanted to blend into the surroundings. Khaleesi's mother soon after joined her, bowing to Kalgalath and Sebring. She seemed to notice Sebring's belly, as unlikely as that was, and smiled at her before moving to Khaleesi's side to comfort her. Kalgalath shook his head - she had once been the most controversial wolf in the pack, for she had abandoned her place in Spring Grounds to come to Aurora Borealis. It had taken a long time to gain Kalgalath's trust... But now she was oh so very vulnerable to the pack.
Then, to his surprise, a young kalak walked into the clearing - was this a newcomer? His questions were answered when he moved to sit at Universe's side. The brute had mentioned that he had adopted a pup, but he had never said anything about it being an elusive maned wolf. Kalgalath smiled at the teenager. "I'm assuming you are Brendon Urie? It is good to meet you, I am Kalgalath." Finally, the last member that he was expecting arrived - Niara. Not surprisingly, she moved to Universe's side, as he and Kalgalath were the only ones that knew her.
Kalgalath cleared his throat, silencing the members that were present. "I would like to thank all of you for coming. We have some newer members that you all may not have met, including Sebring, Universe, Brendon Urie, and Niara." The King gestured to each of them as he mentioned them. "The first bit of knowledge that I will share with you is that I have taken Sebring, here, as my mate. She is to rule as Queen at my side - treat her with the same respect that you give unto me. The next bit of knowledge is that our sister pack, Saw Tooth, has been destroyed by a volcano, as unlikely as that sounds. Many of them are seeking refuge here - be kind to them, and help them should they need anything. I know this winter has been cruel, but share what we can with them. Finally..." He turned his arctics upon his love, smiling at her. "... We can happily announce that we will soon have pups running around these boundaries again. Sebring and I are expecting pups soon. We will keep you all appraised of the situation and will let you know when they are born."
He returned his gaze to the pack members. He and Sebring had discussed the ranks for a long while before settling on them. "Chenzii will move up to Beta, and Magic will move down to Gamma. Hellene will take the roll of Delta, and Khaleesi will be Epsilon. For now, until we get to know you all better, there will be no Zeta, but Universe will be moved up to his first ranking - Iota. The rest of you will be at Omega until further notice. As always, I believe that ranks are earned, and not given. As such, these are all liable to change depending on how helpful and active you are. In addition, I will have some missions available for you all to complete. Should you have any questions about your rankings, seek out Sebring or myself." He smiled at them and waited to see if any questions would be raised.
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**adult*male*Aurora Borealis King*tied to Sebring*Father to Aindreas, Adara, Rohan, and Blayre**
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