Calida was almost fully healed. She no longer had any headaches, and the scabbed wound had stopped itching; she woke to see that some of it had shed off during the night. Grimacing, she shook herself, then exited her den. With more room to move, Calida scratched lightly at the back of her head, and found the wound was essentially gone. Delighted, Calida left the caverns and saw the sunrise staining the heavy clouds pink and gold. It was, frankly, breathtaking, and for the first time since joining the pack, she found she was going to miss the glacier itself once they moved.

After a short time, she called for @Lane - they had discussed her future briefly, but she'd had more time to mull it over. She still wanted to protect the pack, and she knew that meant a lot of training. Since her injury, she'd lost a lot of her muscle mass, and had been feeling much weaker. Now that she was better, she was ready to train. But beyond that, she wanted to help Lane; she knew her alpha was busy, and things were a bit unsteady, what with the loss of their food and the upcoming move... It had to be stressful.

Calida smiled, dipping her head to Lane in greeting. "I saw more land in the past couple of weeks than I've seen in my life," she chuckled a little. It had been quite a journey, but it had given her the time she needed to stretch her legs. "My headaches are finally gone," Calida continued brightly; she was in the best mood she'd been in, in... well, a while. "And now that I'm back, Tuuluuwaq owes me a spar." She smiled slightly, then stretched.

"And I met a man last night - a storyteller. I told him of Duskfire, and he seemed very keen on joining. I left him in a temporary den outside the borders." They had both agreed that waking Lane or Issorartuyok so late would be rude. "He's expecting us later, but... I wanted to talk to you more about my role in the pack first."

She took a deep breath, then explained, rambling a bit, "I know I want to fight - no question about that. I plan to train, soon. But... I also just want to help you. I know things have been crazy with the funeral, and the move... and I guess I just want to support you as best I can. I want to stay, as long as possible." Tuuluuwaq had told her that there was no debt, but a sense of honor and pride had begun to take over the young woman - this was something that she had to do for herself. She looked to Lane, anxiety bubbling up in her chest.

It felt like she'd just been struck in the chest - it took her a few moments to process and understand fully what Lane had said. "I - I can go looking," she offered, getting to her paws - she'd go right now, if Lane would let her. "How long has it been? When were they supposed to be back?" She couldn't sit here and do nothing - her jade gaze burned as she met Lane's eyes. Maybe this would be her first test. She wasn't fully healed, but she was healed enough - she could fight, if she had to.

It took everything she had to stop, calm herself, and listen to Lane; it was not that she disagreed with Lane - in fact, it was quite the opposite - but she was not yet used to collaborating, or having plans. It was proof of just how much she'd grown that she took a deep breath, and began to think, rather than act straightaway.

It was Calida, Lane, a few other adults, and several young ones. "No, you're... you're right. We can't have anyone else away..." She trailed off, debating her next words. Her first thoughts went to Iota, waiting at the borders. He was a storyteller - pups liked stories, right? They needed to make sure the young ones were being watched, and kept safe. Duskfire had suffered blow after blow after blow, and Calida reflected, somber. Wintersbane and Tzila's deaths, the loss of their food sources, having to move, and now, their allies had been attacked. The red woman swallowed, then exhaled slowly.

"One of us should get Iota," she would let Lane decide who, "We need to make sure the young ones are accounted for and kept occupied - I don't think they need to know about Rivenwood if we can help it..." But then what? Were they to just sit there and wait? She looked to Lane, uncertain.

Calida sighed heavily, then began to pace atop the glacier. So, the kids already knew - no point agonizing over it now. "I left Iota near the medicine den, just south of the borders." She stopped her pacing, then swung to face south, frowning. "What if I take you to him, then I can patrol afterwards?" It would see Iota accepted, it would get the kids occupied, and it would keep their borders secure. There was no telling what could happen next.