Alistair was overcome with thoughts about the future, and for once, it was not of the pack's nor Moladion as a whole but his own. Upon visiting Moonstone they had talked openly, and in winter's cold one thing had led to another. He had not fled from her, performing as graceful an exit as he could, but his chest burned with rage at himself for giving in to such a primal urge. The results of such an act were not apparent to him, but it was almost as if he could feel the answer he did not want to hear in his bones. Their night spent together would lead to children, pups born of a mutual connection and an imprint bond, perhaps a love that he could not pin down yet. Alistair was chivalrous, loyal, but he had not taken her as his mate. How could he, already being split between two packs? Perhaps it was best the pups know him only as a protector, a caretaker, but not a father. In this moment, he was scared enough to wish he could will his mother back to life.
But, at the very least, he had been afforded a distraction. He had been given a faceless name, a young girl to train as Solaris had done with him, in lieu of a final resolution to the Glorall problem Zelda had given him an apprentice. Alistair could not say he was displeased, nor entirely excited, until he met with the girl himself- though despite his reservations about expectations from the way that the goddess spoke of her it seemed as though the girl was wise beyond her years. The youth of the pack seemed to brighten her mood, and for that reason alone the male was pleased to oblige her request. Whether he would truly enjoy the act of teaching and mentoring, however, remained to be seen.
Alistair found a suitable meeting places, a fallen log nestled in a snow-covered clearing. The day was bright, sunny, and cold, his wiry fur never having been quite up to par in the wintertime. He would not seek this girl out, this Mara Sov, and instead would wait for her arrival in the clearing. The male lifted his narrow muzzle, his monotone howl calling for her and noting the place of their meeting. He settled atop the fallen tree, resting his head on his paws, and waited.