[/html]As the howl sounded, Lena was drawn to it as she would have in New Dawn; something that was not to be ignored, something verbal that actually pulled her physically, and she went without compliant. She had been messing about the underground house, sniff about dusty corners and touching everything that was in there, which was not much, she realized upon touching the mostly bare walls of dirt and wood.
Bare feet moving carefully towards the sound of the call, the smell of water greeted her, and she had to pick her way through the crowd, careful not to step on toes or something of the like. She scented Temeraire near, deciding to stick by his side, and soon slid up beside him, flashing him a silent grin. As bold as she was, she knew better than the go about rambling during a gathering, so she was wordless as the meeting began.
They were greeting someone new—at least she thought, all the ranks were gibberish and not in plain talk—but did not smell many adults in the front, mainly a lot of pups. Before, before introducing whoever was new, some woman named Colibri was promoted into the leadership. The woman was unknown to her, but the general feeling of approval surrounded her, so she acted upon that, giving her own murmur of congratulation. Next came that Aeska, which actually turned out to be the puppies.
She listened with a little awe as the confusing speech tickled into her ears, only hearing different words that must have been their names. The second woman to have her children named came up, and there was a sudden but quiet change in Temeraire. It must be his siblings, she thought, thinking it must have been about that time. She reached out and tentatively held his forearm with a hand, and wondered if he followed her advice about talking to his parents about his feelings. Probably not, she thought, but it didn't matter. She just hoped that her touch would make him a bit happier.
She spoke her own welcome to the pups she could not see, and was glad to hear the boy's own greeting that was full of heart. She knew things would get better for Temeriare sooner or later, though she had the hope that it was rather soon.
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