Stone Circle Let's catch up.

Valette laid down some options of tasks he could fulfil, and Nikai nodded. I'll give all of those options some thought. Thanks for thinking along. He was in no hurry, as he had enough to focus on in his other trades, as well as meeting all of his new pack mates. A lot had changed in the past year. The pack had flourished though, it seemed, so the changes were mostly good.

It seemed that a lot had changed overall, not just in terms of new members. Valette explained how Stark leaving had left her with trouble. Nikai could only imagine how tough it must be to lose someone you cared for in such a way. Losing Keoni and Steady had been tough for Nikai, but it wasn't near as tough as if they had disappeared. Valette then told him that she had fallen for Greyback, something that did not surprise Nikai much. She sounded like she really loved him (although with Stark, she had too) and Nikai could do nothing but be happy for her. He hated losing Keoni and Steady, but Nikai also knew it was better to have loved and lost than to not have had any of them in his life at all. The same went for Stark, no doubt, and it would be the same with Greyback.

Congratulations, he managed to squeeze in in regards to her mateship to Greyback, before the subject went on to death again. He frowned at the news of Mawk's mate passing. Nikai had not known them very well but they were long time members of the pack. I'll see if I can talk to Mawk, maybe help him process a bit, he suggested. Merrit, too. He wasn't sure he'd be able to help in case of the latter, considering he was an outsider, but maybe that was just what might work. It was worth a shot.

There was other news: Xan's pack at Bearclaw Valley -- one Nikai didn't know much about, as it had only just established when he'd left -- had failed. Nikai wondered how that girl he'd met from there was doing now. He remembered that they had promised each other they'd see each other in Bearclaw when he returned, but it turned out it wasn't so. The Hollow, you said? he asked, and decided that he would drop by for a visit. He'd forgotten her name, but he'd recognise her unique appearance for sure. That's strange, that Morningside just vanished. Nikai frowned as he wondered how Sunny was doing out there. Then, as Valette mentioned ranks and stones, he asked: Can you tell me about the stones?