The night huntress' ear's flicked upwards at the sound of a howled symphony in the glen, and with most of the upperranks missing from where she could see them, it was only natural to assume there was some sort of meeting being held. 'Must be important then...' Luna pondered as she rolled from her lied position and stretched her limbs to trot towards the noise source. As predicted, Osiris, Antares and Atlas were gathered here, yet it didn't seem like the others showed up yet -- Well, so much for being fashionably late....

Her moonstone gaze shifted around to see if she could spot the ones she recognized: Bronco, Toad, Charles -- not here yet, but she can wait. For now, the raven's attention shifted back to the trio as she watched and tilted her head to decipher what was going on.

Turkeys. And more! Toad was excited when she heard the howl that she had been expecting. She knew that Osiris was planning some sort of event, else he wouldn't have come to her and Bronco to get information about the status of prey animals in the glen. In response, Toad smiled, threw her head back, and gave a short answering howl. She took off toward the woodlands, tongue lolling as she loped. She was careful to conserve her energy by not running, though she would have liked to for all of her excitement.

When she arrived, Lunaria was there with Osiris, Antares, and Atlas. The four of them looked quite formidable together. Grinning ear to ear, she waved her tail and greeted all of them with sniffs. Toad wasn't entirely sure what the occasion was, but she knew that food would be involved. I see you found the turkeys, she said playfully, addressing Osiris.

Like a swarm of ants, more wolves began to gather until what she believed was the whole pack had settled in after Osiris' call. Her head remained canted to the side as her eyes wandered to figure out what exactly what was going here, but the tail behind her rump couldn't help but sway in excitement to find out -- because clearly this wasn't some normal gathering. 'Please be a pack hunt, please be a pack hunt, pleeeeease....'

Toad came sooner or later to sniff her, and she'd give the she-wolf a freindly nip on her shoulder as a greeting of her own. Out of nowhere, the feeling of a bump on her shoulder nearly made her stumble, followed by an oh so farmiliar voice that she was rather happy to hear. "Luna-girl -- already have a nickname for me huh, Charlie-boy?" She quipped at the coywolf with a childish snicker, playfully tugging one of his ears as payback for almost making her fall. Bronco passed by as well to sit beside his younger sister, though she did wish to bully greet him too before things started. Oh well.

The ears on Luna's head pricked forward at the sound of the alpha speaking up again and when she listened, her waving tail whipped the air faster in sheer joy. HELL YEAH. PACK HUNT. If it was nothing the raven loved more than hunting, it had to be hunting parties. Tracking prey was much better in groups. So the dame's bright teal gaze would then turned to Atlas and Antares in waiting for them to take lead -- because oh boy was she ready.

Meerkat bumped her shoulder, and Toad poked her back playfully. The weird exchanges that followed between Meerkat and Atlas did not go unnoticed by Toad, who delighted in such gossip. Everyone started to flood in, including Charlie, who sidled in on Lunaria's other side. The black she-wolf gave her a friendly nip, which Toad responded to with a girlish grin. Charlie had the raven woman distracted, however, and Toad was sure she heard him say Bronco's name in a nasty fashion. Words were being exchanged all around her, and she quickly lost track of things.

For a moment, she felt her age all over again. Meerkat was preoccupied with her own things. Once again she felt quite out of place, but knew that this day was not about her, and let it go.

Osiris confirmed her suspicions and told the group that it would be Atlas and Antares leading the hunt. This shouldn't have bothered her, but it did. Again she let it go pretty easily, knowing it would be nice to not have to tell people what to do. It felt just generally strange to have two yearlings decide what she, who had been training to hunt all her life, would do and how she would do it. To Toad, these two seemed like very capable young men just like Osiris, and she trusted his trust in them, but she felt...
inadequate.

Toad kept her smile going despite her inward hurt. When Atlas spoke the plan, her ears perked, and she willed herself to switch into hunting mode. When hunting, her focus was only on that. When hunting, she couldn't feel hurt. She stood at attention, soldier at the ready.

It was validating to have Antares seek her out with his gaze. This rather delighted her. Bronco seemed to have trouble making a call, even though Antares had also looked for him. As Bronco came up beside her, she softly nipped at him and bumped his shoulder, grinning like a school girl anticipating the Fall Ball. For Toad, there was no decision — she swiftly found her place amongst Antares' crew with Bronco along for the ride.

Suddenly, the group had split in two.
Antares nudged them forward, and Toad transformed as she always did into what seemed like a completely different person. Her eyes were wide, their warmth replaced with a calculating, dilated stare. She moved forward swiftly, keeping a close eye on her fellow packmates and watching occasionally for mistakes. Though with such a large group, they had tons of power on their side, there was also a much higher risk of spooking the birds before their flankers were in position.

In particular, she kept an eye on Charles, ready to sharply correct with a stare should he attempt to be disruptive. When she heard the calls, she slowed her pace to a near silent stalk — a surprising feat for her frame. They might have made ridiculous sounds, but they were not stupid animals and would be ready to take off should someone make the wrong move. Keeping herself toward the center of the assault wing, Toad stayed at high alert, watching Antares closely for direction as they found their position.