The alabaster beta kept a steady but slow pace as she came home, making sure that she wasn't leaving their guest behind. As she did so, the fae chatted merrily to the empty space beside her, speaking of the antipication of showing Vestige that Sauda had not died, that she was alive and better than ever. Coming to the main clearing, she let a low call leave her, crying the pack together.

Blackfeather came back from the den when she heard the howl. She wasn't officially part of this pack yet. She was only staying here until she could give Tyrant what's coming to him. "Hello?" The dull ash-gray female mumbled, looking in the direction of Liseli. A young pup followed her. And now not only Tyrant would be punished, but also Windsong, who bred her and took three of her pups, leaving two behind.

Mikomi was not far off. She lifted her head and smiled at the sight of Liseli, but that happiness quickly faded when she once again remembered what happened to her. Windsong struck again, after he destroyed Blackfeather's life. Mikomi was to have her pups soon.

Silence slid up beside Mikomi. Everything was still fun and games to her. She had not yet gotten a taste of sorrow and rage. She would soon enough. Soon enough, she would be brought to tears like her mourning mother, whether she liked it or not. It was bound to happen.

Others might not have felt the tremblinh rage and sorrow in Blackfeather and Mikomi, but in Liseli they had found a shared experience. Liseli had accepted someone into her heart, had produced pups by him, only to discover that he had merely been in hiding until those who hated him had moved on. He'd left her without so much as a word, and taken three of her pups with him. And, being one who felt the pain of others, she gave Mikomi and Blackfeather her softest gaze, her saddest smile. She didn't need to say it aloud. She knew, and they knew. So she just said, Hello...

Blackfeather smiled back, wagging her tail only slightly. "I don't think we've met. I'm Blackfeather." She said in the happiest voice she could. She could tell that Liseli suffered the same way Blackfeather did, and this made her feel just a bit better.

Mikomi still didn't smile. She couldn't. Her father had been murdered and this was too much for her to bear. "I think the pack has been looking for you. They all went out hunting." She informed, using that soft, quiet, sad voice of hers.

Coming up silently behind Liseli was an unknown hybrid, though it was clear from her body language she knew she shouldn't be here. Even though Liseli had given her a chance, Soleil was still left to wonder if she would be so lucky with they alpha. The alpha, that would undoubtably dislike her for her heritage. The daughter of Vicious and Kyrene, one of seven siblings, came to stand slightly behind the beta femme, her head lowered in submission.

Her body, taking the best of both parents, was built for strength and speed, and took the hue of a steel grey on top, leading to a pure white underside. Her pale yellow eyes stared at the ground, but her voice, small and soft, echoed to the others. "My name's Soleil."

Mikomi smiled and bowed her head respectfully. "I am Mikomi, daughter of Dove and Canis Rex." Saying her father's name almost brought her to tears.

Silence, not knowing that Soleil was her half sister, chimed in cheerfully. "I'm Silence, daughter of Dove and Vicious!" While the younger wolves spoke up, Blackfeather kept her mouth shut.

Soleil smiled, that was until Silence announced her parents. Her smile quickly became a look of shock. "I...wh..." She took a step back, ears laced back against her head in disbelief. "My father was Vicious..." she murmered. Was it possible that Silence was her half sister?!

Her ears slowly came up and she smiled again. "Well, I should tell you, sister, that you have six more half siblings. My brothers, Dakarai, Rage, Bloodbath and Niavo, and my sisters, Unholy and Resurrection." Yes, Kyrene had had seven children, and the other six were totally different to Soleil.

Liseli's soft, soothing voice came. Well, there, you see. You are not the only child of Vicious to grace our home, though knowing how loose Vicious can be with his genes, I am surprised there are not more who know how many half siblings they have. I'd wager that the grand total of your half-siblings would number in the hundreds. But she said it with a smile, for here, at least, was someone who would not make Soliel feel rejected because of her father.

Silence's eyes widened. "You're my sister?!" She exclaimed, surprised. Mikomi looked down at Silence. "You have very many half-siblings, sister. And the bad news is that there are not very many on our side." The cream-colored hybrid replied. "One of them murdered my father in cold blood." Her soft green eyes showed no emotion as she spoke to her half-sister.

Blackfeather shook her head. "So it was a child of Vicious that killed my brother?" She said, then looked at Soleil with a smile. "It's good to know that not all of them are as evil as the monster himself."

Delta, just a young pup, stayed near Blackfeather. Delta yawned. "Who is this, momma?" The pup asked.

Blackfeather looked down at her daughter. "They are Liseli and Soleil." The wolfess replied. "Liseli and Soleil, these are my children. Achak and Delta."

Achak smiled and looked at Liseli and Soleil. "Hi." He said politely.

Liseli gave Achak and Delta her most shimmering smile, tail waving. Hello!

She loved pups, always had, and for a moment she was the old Liseli again, from before the deaths, before the war... the one with the warm heart and the sharp tongue that sometimes hurt without meaning to. She let a light bit of laughter hit the air, and though Vestige would have heard the note of hysteria in it, these faes and pups were unfamiliar enough with her that it might pass them by without notice.

But then she went beyond the norm, said something that couldn't be mistaken. Yes, I am Liseli. Blackfeather, Mikomi, Silence... I don't know that you've ever met Sauda, my sister. Her nose pointed vaguely to the open space beside her once again, as though something was there, but of course it was something only she could see. No one else would be able to imagine the black wolfess that Liseli saw so vividly... it was a hint, a hint to the past, and to how much tucking it all inside herself had cost her.

The gray and brown satin wolf moved up to the females. Having stayed behind from the hunt, he laid down in their midsts and listened to their conversation. When Vicious was brought up his fur stood and he shivered. "Aye, we have many half siblings." He murmured out to Soleil and Silence. "He is my father as well. My sister, Shattered, is a part of their group. Promise managed to stay away from them. I do believe she is a part of the Guardians." He confessed before looking to see where Liseli was looking. In an instant he knew what was going on. She was going mad. "Li-Liseli..... Th...." He paused and his eyes grew soft with terrible sorrow. His tone turned down a few notches. "There is no one there Liseli..." He looked to the ground, ready to be scolded with disbelief.

Sin jumped out of a bush. "Rar!" He yipped, but soon the faces of others made him tilt his head. "Wha-" He began to question then turned. "Nice to meet you Sauda!" He said to the air where Liseli had pointed. "Don't encourage it." Growled Absolute. But Sin payed no mind and began to dance around the area where Liseli had pointed.

She gave Absolute a sweet smile, for he was a dear friend of her Taini, but his worsd caused a concerned frown to crease her forehead. She wasn't angry with him, but more puzzled. Well of course there is, Absolute. She's right here, I... And her voice faded as she turned to point again. The image of Sauda had vanished without a trace, not even a blade of grass bent in her wake. Her eyes grew wide with astonishment, and she turned about quickly, searching the trees. Sauda! Sauda, where'd you go? Come on, don't be shy. These are my friends. But of course, no one answered.

He was silent as she turned and noticed no one was there. The hallucination must have vanished. He kept his eyes on her. Whispering out with sorry. "Liseli...." It was followed with a silent notable "I'm sorry". He didn't know the pain she was feeling, other than the disappearance of Alyen. But it hadn't driven him to the madness he was witnessing. He wanted to help her, but he wasn't sure how.

Liseli's kind face turned back to Absolute with a weight of disappointment and sorrow. Don't be so worried, my friend. She's probably just run off to find the others. Again, her rampaging mind provided a reason for Sauda's disappearance. In her excitement to be home, Sauda had left to find her old friends.

The sound of the dragging of a heavy weight soon encompassed the group, and as Kimama and Altan dragged the moose cow into the clearing, Kimama's eyes fell on her mother. Ma! Her voice was astonished and filled with mingled joy and concern as she rushed forth to embrace her mother in the way of wolves. Ma, where did you go?!

Altan also came forward to nuzzle his mother, holding her close to himself with his dial and letting go of a breath he hadn't been aware he'd been holding. He had grown taller than her now, and as he cradled her tiara against him the relief tremored through his body, though he spoke not.

Delta wagged his tail. "I'm gonna be a alpha of a pack one day!" Delta announced happily, giving a fierce look to make himself look stronge. "Right, Achak?" Delta nipped at his brother's ear playfully.

Achak looked at his sister and smiled. "Not if I'm an alpha first!" He barked back playfully.