Redhawk Caldera yes yes, bombay is very nice this time of year.

Mandatory pack meeting! Prepare to have your character blasted with a crapton of information all at once <3 Slight PP in assuming y'all are gathered already! This round will end on 12/24 in the interest of keeping this baby moving. At least, it probably will. We'll see - it's Christmas time and all.

@Elwood @Towhee @Lagan @Raven @Phox @Sebastian @Screech @Colt @Gannet @Quixote @Tegan @Lucca @Clover @Andalusia @Wildfire @Ben @Orca @Fiadh

@Shrike @Allure @Whip you've been pre-approved to join as well as this takes place after your joining threads.

Fin stood quietly at Elwood's side, watching as one by one, the wolves of the Caldera filed in at the sound of her call. Some, of course, hadn't had far to go. They had decided to gather everyone at the rendezvous site, and so Clover, Fiadh, Lucca and Tegan were present already, along with Lagan - their ever vigilant sitter and Wildfire, their ever vigilant... resident cripple, I guess. Raven had not been far - just over the crest of the collapsed mountain's peak, searching for herbs along the outer slopes with Orca and Andalusia along to assist her. The others appeared in pairs or solo as the minutes stretched on, but eventually all who would arrive had done so with curious faces and eyes set upon the alphas.

The Blackthorn turned to look at her mate once everyone had arrived, sharing his gaze for one brief moment of comfort before she stepped forward, tail, ears and chin raised with all the authority her title granted her. "I know that by now the news of what the pack in Blackfeather Woods has done is no secret," she began, "But for those who don't, so that there's no doubt... The wolves of Blackfeather are the ones who kidnapped and tortured Wildfire and Titmouse, and likely countless others who happened to be unfortunate enough to cross paths with one of their members. They have been a threat to our pack for years, and the time has now come for us to finally do something about it."

"The commander of Drageda will be returning to the Caldera any day now with her warriors, and together we will go to face the Blackfeather pack and drive them out of the Wilds once and for all," Finley continued, "I want it to be known now that we will not force anyone to fight..." her gaze flicked to Sebastian before shifting back to the full gathering, "But we are going to ask of every one of you to do what is needed to ensure the safety of our family, and our future. And in this endeavor, there is nothing more important than those two things. And that's why, we have decided that some of you will be asked to fight while others will be asked to temporarily evacuate the Caldera."

"Raven, Lagan, Titmouse, and Ben.. Elwood and I have discussed it and we want you to take the pups North and then East to find safety away from the Caldera. Wildfire, you will go with them too." Raven and Lagan would soon enough be named godparents to the wildlings, so it was only right that they be the ones to go. Wildfire was still healing, and so she couldn't join the fight, nor could she just remain in the Caldera on her own. Titmouse she simply did not trust to join the fight considering the actions he'd taken against her mate - and anyway, was he even here right now? And Ben.. Well, Ben was a bit of a favor to Sebastian whom would always be her friend, no matter how pissed off she got at him. Plus the fact that she liked the boy and she also knew that a battlefront was not the place for him.

"The rest of you, I'm asking to come fight Blackfeather with us," she said, pausing to let the request sink in. Moving on, she looked pointedly now at Raven and Lagan, "Once Drageda arrives, we will discuss the logistics in further detail. But for now, you will take the kids into the mountains and we will send a messenger to notify you that everything is safe and we can all return to the Caldera."

The alpha paused, words hanging on the tip of her tongue, but she held them still for now. She looked across those that had gathered now and waited for the backlash. Fin had no qualms about squashing any protest that rose, but there was truly only one matter of contention that she was absolutely adamant about - and that was that Raven and Lagan would be taking her kids to safety.