The grey brute conversed with the two females that were present, one of which being the one that had caught his attention with a call. The male had not spoken to Halina enough before to know that her romantic preference was for females, so he was surprised when the russet femme introduced herself as the darker colored female’s mate. He was never the type to judge though, and did not care what gender any wolf decided to pine over. Halina’s vocals turned to her mate for a moment, "I wasn't aware we had made that official yet, my dear." Apparently the two had not discussed this previously, and the russet femme just winked at her lover. ”Did you have something else you’d prefer to call me?” Ygritte tone was playful towards Halina. As he addressed the two as one, Halina rolled her eyes, and began to lick around her mate’s ear. "Not much at all is private between her and I, especially after last night." Ygritte purred as she leaned into her lover’s touch, now giving the male a knowing wink. Grey Wind had never had a mate, nor had he ever been with a female, but he knew what went on with lovers. He did not reply to them, as they exchanged a moment that probably should have been private between them, but was very publically displayed.

When the brute interrupted the female’s talking about the issue that had brought them all together. He was not surprised that Halina did not react well, but really there was no other choice. It was clear that Kershov was gone, and they could not have a functional pack without an alpha. If Ker were to ever return, Grey Wind would gladly give his throne back. He had been very close to Kershov, and did not want to replace him. There was no one that could truly replace the ice king, but someone needed to step up and make themselves the new ruler. As the female’s fur bristled and a growl escaped her, Grey Wind’s own instincts were to mimic the motions. "I accept. I refuse to call you King, though, that title will always be reserved for Kershov." She was attempting to smooth out her bristling fur as he spoke back with a growl. "Do you think I wanted Kershov to leave? Do not think that I am trying to replace him, no one will ever be able to take his place. But if he does not return order needs to be kept in Abendrot. And I will ensure that that happens. I know we do not know each other well, but we cannot let Abendrot go to ruin.” His yellow orbs caught the site of Ygritte pushing her form to Halina’s her own tongue coming out to smooth down the fur along her mate’s neck, trying to relieve the tension.

Before things could escalate more, they were joined by another male. Mabbit trotted to the group, bringing a rabbit along with him. "Congratulations Gray Wind. I don't think we properly met, I'm Mabbit. I was welcomed here nearly a year ago by Halina herself, Enigma, and Scarlett Nights. How is you leg healing?" He nodded his head to the male, remembering him but agreeing that they had not formally met before. "Thank you. And my leg is healed now. We have a new healer that should be making her appearance soon.” The brute had told Macaria to join him, and she had agreed to meet the pack. If she was going to stay within these borders alive she would need to offer her healing services to the rest of the pack, something he already regretted not doing sooner. Before conversation could continue more, a pup came into their midst. Her brown pelt was littered with black bands along her side, and she went right to Halina’ squeezing herself between her limbs. "Hello, I'm Ambrosia. Do you know my mother? She hasn't quite introduced me to anyone yet." The brute noticed Ygritte’s shocked reaction, her orbs staring at Halina with a raised brow. Clearly there was much that needed to be discussed between the two. "Yes, I do know Halina. I am the alpha, Grey Wind, and she is the second in command, my Beta. Welcome Ambrosia.” He knew that since the female had accepted her there was no reason to question it. Halina had been given rights long ago by Kershov to accept new members into the pack. "Hello, dear. This is Grey Wind - he is taking over for Kershov while he is away. I have been promoted to Beta. This here is Mabbit, and this - this is my mate Ygritte. You are lucky - you have two warrior women as your mothers. She will surely have some key information to add to your training - use her as a resource." Halina had echoed some of his words, and he expected Ygritte to respond, but she remained silent. Perhaps she felt weird finding all of this out in a group instead of privately with her mate. Ygritte’s blue-grey eyes had not looked back to the pup since she first made her appearance.

A white male then joined the group, and he could tell from his pelt and eye color that he had to be one of Verity’s kin. They had been at previous pack meetings before, and all held their mother’s snow white pelt and green orbs to some degree. One of them, Aimery, had left to go live in Bright Moon with his mate, but Grey Wind had not seen any of the others as of late. “Yes, congratulations to both of you. I am Amias, one of Verity’s sons.” Grey Wind nodded his head to Amias, remembering that he had been of the two to join in the pack meeting in the past. Then another femme came to them, this one clearly not one that belonged the same way that others did. Fear was the strongest stench about her, and Grey Wind wished that she had somehow managed to learn how to behave properly, especially around those in Abendrot, but it was clear she was still too frightened to do anything of the sort. “And I... I am... Macaria. I'm ya...ya...your healer...” Her vocals were barely audible, and Grey Wind growled at her in annoyance, but he allowed her to come over and stay behind him, as if she knew her behavior would get her in trouble with this pack. "As we can all see, our new healer is still new here and needs to learn how to properly behave in order to survive in Abendrot. But for now she stays as our only healer. If someone with her skills come to our pack, we will rethink her stay here then.” He knew the type of wolves that lived in this pack, they were fearless soldiers, they were not cowering beings like Macaria was being. If he did not address her actions, then he knew the rest of the pack would trust his judgement. Though really he knew that he would protect her and he would not let her leave the pack, even if they were joined by another healer. He was surprised that he was beginning to grow used to her company.

Before the brute could proceed with the meeting, they were joined by two more vargs, a female that he already knew and a pup that he did not. The skinny brown colored varg trotted over to Halina’s form, green orbs looking at the rest of the group but not speaking. His form sat down besides Halina’s darker one, but not outwardly showing affection like the female did. He looked towards Ambrosia, but did not introduce himself to her. ”Hello, Halina,” was all the pup said. He did not address the rest of the group and sat quietly, waiting to see what was going on. Azula’s form nodded to Grey Wind, and he could only assume that she had figured out what had gone on in Kershov’s absence. Her multi-hued form went and sat besides Mabbit, giving the brute a quizzical look. She was recalling their last meeting when he had come to her den and then quickly left after she had been a little too hostile towards him. She had not expected him to leave like that, but then again she had been rude.

Now that some time had passed and Grey Wind did not think others were coming, though he had hoped that Marx and Enigma would be there, he decided to proceed. "Thank you all for coming. For those of you that have not realized, Kershov has not been around as of late, and I fear that he will not be returning, or at least not for some time. Because of this, I will be taking over as Alpha of Abendrot. Halina will be my Beta, and Mabbit and Azula will both be Deltas. I am placing the rest of you as Omegas until I get a chance to see what it is that you can bring to this pack. I have known the other three more, and know that Kershov had trusted Halina and so I trust her with this rank.” He paused for a moment, waiting to see if anyone would oppose his words. "From here I would like to organize a pack hunt if anyone would be willing to volunteer?” He waited to see if anyone would step up and offer. He knew that they would all feel the loss of their king, and Grey Wind wished he was still there, but he wanted to try and keep the pack at the strength that Kershov had kept it at for so many years.