Duskfire Glacier line your lips and keep 'em closed

Wither-- I hope this isn't confusing, but (for continuity purposes) in this post Lane refers to a small conversation that occurred offscreen "yesterday." If you are uncomfortable with the pp, please let me know and I'm happy to edit. 

Torvi, jump in whenever! I know you're on absence, so no rush.

"Hi, Askari," Lane greeted her. Everything about the alpha would seem wilted. No, these meetings were never for no reason, although occasionally Lane would have liked for the reason to be a little lighter. 

Arius had not yet arrived, but perhaps he was attending the meeting with Issorartuyok. Lane would fill in her apprentice when he was able to arrive. 

"Askari, when we spoke briefly yesterday, I asked you-- theoretically-- how long you thought the pack's present food stores would last, if we consumed at our current rate. You told me they would last about a month." Lane had made this inquiry in a off-handed way, so perhaps Askari hadn't realized that there was a heavier issue attached to it. 

"Well, there is nothing theoretical about it. There has been a resurgence of the wasting disease, and it has devastated the herd. None are left standing."  Perhaps Askari had already heard this news, which no doubt had spread like wildfire through the pack after the devastation had been discovered the day before. "Without the herd, a pack of our size will starve. Even if we managed to pull through winter, there could be no pups here in the spring." Lane did not fancy the idea of going hungry all winter, and she feared the pack would lose Issorartuyok (and by extension, the other Tatkrets) if he was forced to choose between his home here and his future children. 

"Issorartuyok has called a meeting with a few hand-picked scouts, and they plan to leave as soon as possible. They will seek out a new home that is capable of supporting the pack." Lane paused. This was where she had some hesitation. She had not thought twice about the need to move, but Lane herself had always been a bit of a nomad. She had never formed a strong attachment to a piece of land. Meerkat's reaction to the suggestion of moving, however, had caused Lane to reconsider her and Issorartuyok's rather hasty, one-sided decision.

Was moving everyone the best course of action? Could this land support a smaller Duskfire pack, if some moved and others stayed? Instead of seeking out a new land for the whole pack, should Lane be encouraging her followers to join with allies, as Meerkat suggested? Was there some other solution that Lane hadn't yet imagined? 

"I'd like to know what you think of the idea of moving the pack, or if there is another course of action we should consider." This was Lane's question for both Askari and @Arius, but the latter she had called additionally so that he could experience the decision-making process of a leader.