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Melee had gotten up early that morning. She wasn't a part of the food capturing and preparing, but that didn't mean she had no role to play in the first Mabon dinner in their new pack. The custom was unfamiliar - it was generated when Ichika No Ho-en was, after all - but that didn't mean she didn't want to participate. Now that she held an adult rank she needed to act more as an adult, after all. Even if her forecasting skills would not be necessary for the purposes of this particular occasion since it was indoors. So she had to find another skill that she could utilize and contribute to the dinner with her family.
So it was that she had gone looking for wildflowers of all colors and sizes. This had been a somewhat difficult task given the time of year, when flora began to wilt and die away for the season. The leaves were changing colors, something she had only seen once before when she was very small. She couldn't really even recall this time last year. It was a hazy memory at best. After all, she had only been a few weeks old. Her eyes hadn't even been open yet! So it wouldn't make sense for her to remember much except the warmth of her father's presence, the annoyance of Range's crawling and her own feeling of oddness at being outside of the womb. This time last year, Gideon had saved her and Range from death. It had been a good year.
The smells of all of the flowers she clutched in her good hand drew memories to her. They were a reminder of the spring that was long gone and the closing of the summer season. It was a perfect way to celebrate this holiday. Entering the feasting area, she noticed Eclipse and Saul already in attendance, as well as Tawny. Her ears swayed politely to Tawny in a quiet greeting, then she walked over to grab Saul into a warm family hug. She was careful to keep the flowers held aloft so that they didn't get crushed in her haste to greet her uncle.
She extended the bouquet at her uncle, offering them to him because he was the wolf who had arranged this whole thing. The smells around her were beginning to make her salivate. "Thought we could do with a bit of color around here to go with that scrumptious smelling food." she remarked, her nose twitching with the smells. If Range, Gideon and Nayru didn't hurry they might miss out!
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