The female smelled the blind woman - Shawchert and Erzulie had told her about her and she had seen her around the pack. She was the only one who didn't have strong bonds with others, and she seemed to always stay on the outside of things in the pack - Skye didn't want that, however. She wanted all her members to feel included, to feel happy and safe within the confines of her pack - she wanted them all to feel as though the other was family. Although the woman was blind, Skye wouldn't underestimate her whatsoever, at all - she had heard of her skills in carving and was in fact glad to be able to meet Hotaru in person for that special day. Although she was the leader, she did not have the capability to see everyone, especially since she had been busy; hopefully this would end and the project would be able to bring everyone closer together.
She saw the blind woman walking towards her, her tail low in respect, but her ears perked and ready - she knew that Hotaru was likely curious about what was going on here and why she called. Her suspicions were proven to be correct when the female asked if she called. "Hello, Hotaru; how are you today?" she asked amiably, a warm and welcoming look in her eyes and smile on her face. As for the question... "I did call - I called for all the builders and creators of this pack. I have an idea - we're going to build a ship to sail the sea. The pack hasn't built something together in a long time, and this will bring everyone closer together - it will also bring our trading places closer to us" she said, suddenly having a brief flashback of the Border Tree and when they all painted it, all left their mark, when she carved the ornamental words on the tree, marking their territory once and for all and forever. It had been a joyous day, a happy day where all of the members of Cercatori d'Arte had worked together.
In fact, it was working together that brought any pack closer rather than apart - packs were meant to have cooperation and closeness between the members. To build something would further this goal - the pack of Cercatori was a trading pack, and an art pack, yes. Being away from the pack for long periods of time was one of the aspects of the place; but another aspect was having a family, a home, to come back to after the long nights of trading and bargaining, the days traveling in a caravan, or by horseback. A place to return to, rather than traveling; people who cared about you and loved you, rather than just a hovel where you had no one. That was what Cercatori d'Arte was - that was what Skye Collins wished to reinforce that day.
She gave a kind smile to Hotaru. She knew that she was slightly detached from the rest of the pack - perhaps, however, the woodworker would accept to work on the ship, and gain friendships within the pack of her own. She turned as she saw Sky coming as well and smiled; she dipped her head to the new Council member. She trusted Sky, although she could be a bit headstrong and have a fiery temper. She thought that she could channel those qualities to good use, to something that would morph the headstrong into determination, and the temper into an authoritative aura that would not be refused. She hoped that she chose right; she gave Sky a sly look, smiling slightly; she did not know what the female was up to, but she did know that she had a plan. She simply hoped that the plan was not too... well, she would see, in any case. A noise interrupted her thoughts. She smiled down at the cat that asked her the question and looked to both them and Sky.
"These are books on boats and ships," she said. "And we, Cercatori d'Arte, are going to build one." Now that was a plan that would rival even Sky's craziest ones - she did not think it would be too out of reach, however. They had trees, dry wood to build with, a multitude of resources. It could - and would - be done.
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