Two more stars in the sky

Bane was gone. It was a tragic day when she found his scent fading outside her and her pups' den. Her children were devastated in their own way, especially Potema. He had begun to build bonds with the three of them, but in a single instant it came tumbling down. Potema cried for her father when Meldresi told her that he had disappeared and was, most likely, not coming back. Meldresi held back her tears, but the loss of her Beta, her first Dark Brother and the father of her pups was nearly visible on her mask-like face.

But life was change, and with the end, comes a new beginning. Crescendo howled for her, clearly wishing to earn the red mark that branded the shoulders of most of her pack. Meldresi rose from her den and went into the tunnels. She weaved through the familiar labyrinth, finding her herb store still intact. The priestess gathered the dyeing herbs with her and traveled out of Mephala's Web to Crescendo, parting from the shadows when she grew close to him. She placed the herbs down, and fixed him in her gaze."I suppose you believe yourself worthy now."