She had returned with exciting news, a promise they simply couldn't resist. A male spoke of a place called Diaspora and the night mother and her mate would be allowed to raise their children there. It sounded like a dream and her heart fluttered as she crossed over the borders that defined their own little territory. She sought out her lover with a beating in her chest she was unable to silence.

I have great news, my love. She greeted him with a smile that was unusual for her when she finally found him, awaiting his reaction without much patience.

It was such a wonderful sight to see him smile, and even more so as she imagined him smiling at their family. She almost couldn't believe the deal she had struck with the dark male at the lake. Waiting another year to further their bloodline had been a fear of hers, but not anymore. The Gods above had sent them a blessing and all they had to do for it was be a bit nice to the wolves they were going to join.

She brushed against him lovingly before pausing so she could speak. We met a man at the lake this evening. He is settling somewhere over the mountains, but he needs just a few more wolves to join him. He promised we would be allowed to raise our children there in exchange for some helping paws. She knew Damien would be skeptical about this ordeal, but the man seemed trustworthy and the deal was one they couldn't simply refuse because of their pride.

I know you do not like others telling you what to do, but we are not gaining members and I simply feel my heat coming sometime soon. We can leave whenever the pups can travel without any hard feelings. Her eyes sparkled with determination and a deep desire for Damien to approve of this plan. She knew he wanted kids too, perhaps even more so than she did. They had almost been made to spawn offspring together, no matter the circumstances.

His name is Stigmata, and he was a true gentleman. It just seemed like an opportunity we would not get a second time around. She defended. They both shared more than enough information to trust one another and she was simply too caught up in the thought of having children she had barely considered things going wrong.

Look, I know it isn't like us to trust others, but he did not seem like he meant ill. It is simply a little tit for tat, that's all. She sighed softly again. I just don't want us to miss this opportunity... And nothing here is working out, it seems. You know how excited I am to have them... She put on a little frowny face, placing a small kiss on his chin in both submission and love.

She was simply awful, wasn't she? Damien seemed to have a thing for crazy girls and now he was stuck with one. Though Nyx didn't find joy in making him worry and frustrated, she did like to see him clear up after such an outburst. She knew they were meant to be together, regardless how mad they drove each other, and again she saw him consider her whole take on the matter.

She smiled at him fondly, brushing against him again both to cheer him up and show her affection. She wasn't a very touchy wolf, but with him she was like a loving momma cat. I am cautious... But I am excited too... She purred. He told me how to get there, it is about half a day away I would say. She informed as she kept close to him.

She knew that. She nodded with a guilty expression, but it was his own excitement over children that had her all excited. For a moment she feared this was already her heat, being so scrambled, or perhaps an instinct telling it was about time she got settled before she did indeed go into heat. They hardly had time to spare it felt.

He came from another direction and came across as genuinely in search of members. He didn't seem like a great actor... besides, Kove is still my father and all we did was leave. I doubt he would waste resources just for us. We left him in poor shape, he has other things to worry about. She almost couldn't believe she was vouching for both a male she had just met and her own father, but she found the thought of Stigmata being a hitman to be absurdly complicated. Why wouldn't he have killed her while she was vulnerable and alone (no offense Tulu) and then use her trail to get to Damien? Now he had to face all of them at once so either he was stupid or not out to kill them at all.

Nyx was calculating, and she had considered the cons of her plan. They'd have to answer to someone else but themselves, abandon the forest and perhaps even some members unwilling to follow them to the end. Nyx didn't need a little detective hat to prove she was a good judge of character and though she was almost sure Stigmata was using her wish for children to obtain more members for his pack, he did allow them to have children. Nothing bound them to this pack except the promise of a home for their children, there hadn't even been much talk about what would happen when they were old enough to travel with their parents. Perhaps she was dealing with the Devil here, but they had faced worse demons in the past and for now she just had to have what she wanted.

Stigmata seemed older than us both, perhaps if he steps down we can even claim the lands and wolves for us own... It was an enticing fantasy to overthrow such a confident man with sheer willpower and a dash of luck, but she didn't like writing off possible fates.

She giggled softly, feeling almost like a queen. They would get what they wanted, she could promise him that. She rubbed against him once more, pruning the fur of his shoulder and placing soft kisses along the way.

With a big grin did Nyx flutter behind her lover to a deeper part of the forest. Even if they wouldn't have their palace in the end, she knew the only place she really wanted to be was with Damien. His heart was the biggest castle she could ever hope to claim.

With that in mind, she shooed Tulugak away before retreating to have some alone time with her hubby.