Arrow Lake she will rise

PPing @Stag, @Mesa, @Monarch, and @Ego - any of whom are welcome to join; though keep in mind this is set before they've been named :) Other tags are for reference!

the progress of the general, accompanied by his four boisterous children, could be heralded almost a mile away. stigmata would have preferred a far stealthier approach, but having previously come to terms with the uncontrollable volume of babes, he was able to ignore the noisiness of their procession for the time being. it didn't even occur to him that he should stifle them, for though he was strict when it came to their safety, he wasn't inclined to strip them of their basic desires to otherwise thrash diaspora with infinite energy and curiosity.

it was theirs, after all: a kingdom claimed in their name. so who was he to tell them they couldn't have the run of the place?

nostrils flared as he noticed blodreina and praimfaya approaching aurewen's former densite, and he waited to see which of his children would first realize that they were not alone.

this time it was the fourth, the surly darkling of the group, who perked up and boofed several moments too long after stigmata's assessment had begun, successfully alerting his other siblings to the presence of victims company. and as they all turned in clumsy unison to swarm towards their packmates like dizzy bees, the father followed with deliberate slowness; listening to see if they regarded his previous orders about bringing no harm to their youngest packmate.

as all four clamored (gently enough) around praimfaya, stigmata quietly beckoned blodreina aside, and explained to her what had transpired in the previous days. the same recounting he had shared with @Mahler and @Takiyok first. "she attacked me, the other night, and gave me no choice but to defend myself. i did not harm her badly, but as i can no longer trust her, she has been banished from diaspora."

he glanced towards the children, and felt overly aware that his own knew they shouldn't see aurewen anymore (which seemed of little consequence to them), but little wanheda didn't. and she was likely to suffer from the news as much as her mother. "i did it knowing she would likely not leave here without her young, but i did not intend to bereft you entirely of your former home, blodreina. forgive me." the wolf creased his ears and bowed his head, hoping to convey an acknowledgement of her loss, and to further express that he had taken no joy in the occurrence.

meanwhile, three of the pups scattered, leaving praimfaya attended only by the fourth sandraudiga (ego), who nosily asked: "why did you came here for, 'faya? aure's not allowed to be here no more, and she already taked drago and isi with her."