Golden Glade that's not the first time someone has broken my feelings stick.

Calling all babies (and papa @Rannoch)! @Sionnach @Tiarnach @Eshe @Aengus

Liffey had gotten up early that morning, eager to set out on her latest mission. Breccan was gone, and the rest of her children still seemed so unhappy about moving across the Wilds. She had realized, though, that perhaps the reason for this was because they had yet to experience the greatest reason why she and Rannoch had decided to move? They'd told the kids it was to be with their family, and while they certainly had Raven and Qui and their children to play with, theirs had been unfortunately just as sullen. What they needed was someone who could lift their spirits, and Liffey knew just the wolf (or wolves) to do that.

 She had thought her mother might need more time to prepare to leave for the day, but Finley had needed no convincing and no dilly-dallying as she'd put it. Just a quick trip back to the rendezvous site to pick up papa @Elwood and on their way they'd been with the echo of puppy protests in their wake.

The trip back was slower due to Fin's injured hip, but they had arrived by early afternoon still. Liffey had gotten a smirk from her mother when she'd paused briefly at the borders, wondering if she ought to have asked for permission to bring non-pack members into the territory. Realizing she was alpha and could make these decisions on here own (and also that her parents were Finley and Elwood Blackthorn), she went on ahead and lead them into the Glade where she and Rannoch had chosen for their rendezvous site.

"Hey kids!" Liffey called as they arrived, looking around to see which of her pups were within sight, "We have visitors!"

Fin had been happy as crap to accept the invitation to go visit with her newest batch of grandbabies. She'd been thrilled (and a little smug, let's be real) to hear that her daughter had decided to move her family back home. She had been toying with the idea of going to visit, but her own litter had still been rather young. Now that they were out amongst the adults at the rendezvous site, it gave her the freedom to be able to take this trip, even though her pups had been rather vocal about their displeasure over their parents leaving (or in the case of some of their litter, the displeasure was over being left behind).

Her hip had been a bit of a bitch on the way, but all in all, Finley was still ready to take on her grandkids by the time they'd arrived. Liffey had told them a bit about the kids on the trip and apparently she and her mate had created a couple of Blackthorns this time. Which is to say, a couple of pains in the asses. Finley was thrilled.

"You make it sound so boring," Fin teased as Liffey finished calling to her bunch. She smirked as she lifted her own voice to summon them in a more enthusiastic/intriguing manner. "Oi, littles! Come test your might against the strongest, toughest, most bad assest--" Mother!! "--wolf around! The indomitable, the formidable... Grandpa Elwood!!" Because until she saw just how big they were at this point, Fin wasn't inclined to set herself against them just yet. She gave him a sweet little smile.

"Hey kids! We have visitors!" Liffey had returned with Finley and Elwood in tow. Just as Rannoch was about to rally the children, their grandmother interrupted. "Oi, littles! Come test your might against the strongest, toughest, most bad assest—" Rannoch couldn't help but smirk as he gauged the reactions from within the den; Liffey's disapproval was voiced quickly. 

With a challenge presented, Rannoch looked to Aengus, Sionnach, Tiarnach, and Eshe expectantly. "Did you hear what Grandma Finley had to say?"  He rose then, hoping that the children would do the same. "Come on! Let's go and get 'em!" Whether the children liked it or not, they were then herded out of the den. Once out the den, Rannoch prompted with a laugh, "Go and get 'em, kids!"

Elwood was thrilled to know that Liffey and Rannoch literally lived a stone's throw away now. Not only could he visit with his daughter and son-in-law, but he would also be able to see his grandchildren more frequently. So of course, when Finley and Liffey showed up and invited him to take a trip to the glade, he accepted without a moment's hesitation.

The journey was short, and he was thankful for that when he saw the difficulty Fin was having with her hip. Despite that, though, she was still cheerful and boisterous when they arrived, and her excitement was contagious. Liffey called out for her family, only to be teased by Finley -- who then offered Elwood up as a target for the kiddos. He rolled his eyes at her, but grinned and drew himself up to his full height (which still didn't quite match Rannoch's).

With hackles bristled in playful preparation, he waited to see if the children would take their grandmother's bait.