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The large wolf didn't pace, persay, but strolled through the shadows the trees cast off, ground dappled by sunlight. Possum had spent the last few months kind of just wandering, going from one place to another with no real clue of where he was going. He stuck around Akiiki Chibale, as he liked Alas's company and loved the gossip from pack to pack. He was a natural gossip hound, though he was merely a listener. Never an accomplice. Word was, Musketeer's daughter, Moranna, had been stolen away from AC lands by Twist's crazy son, Tornado. But Tornado was now dead...and Moranna was still nowhere to be found. Possum just hoped for the little wolf's sake that she'd somehow found a savior...

With a yawn, the brown-and-cream wolf padded forwards with his head and tail level -- never high, he was beta-material, had he a pack, but he wasn't one to show it off unless it was needed. You know...he had met one wolf on his journeys that he'd actually enjoyed the company of (not that he didn't enjoy anyone else's, just that he didn't enjoy it as much)... Her name was Calandra. He'd been a teenager when they'd met; she would never have eyes for someone like him. The age difference was too large. Still, it'd be nice to see her again, anyways?

Evadne stayed close to her mother this time, although her eyes rarely strayed from the trees ahead of them. She wanted to push forward. As far forward as they could go away from the dead pack. Dead. She had accepted it, but that it had been left in that condition... No one was alive. Or if they were, they weren't going back there. That meant they had to find her siblings somewhere else, and she was determined to prove they weren't dead.

A soft sigh escaped her and for the first time in hours she glanced down at her paws, absently comparing hers to her mother's slightly smaller paws. When had she gotten bigger than Mom? Well, maybe the same size, but she was still growing if her paws said anything. She turned her olivine eyes to Calandra and glanced at Indeygo for good measure. At least she still had family. She hoped her siblings-- when she found them-- had had the same advantage.

"We've passed those pack lands, haven't we?" She asked. She saw Calandra glance at her, and then nod. Her siblings weren't there, so she had no problem passing those lands by. That had been the pack Cali had checked with so soon after finding them, so unless her siblings had shown up later, it was a pointless stop. The next pack would, hopefully, yield some kind of direction for their trio to head in to find one of her sisters or brothers.

Eva turned and stared at her brother as he stumbled backwards and ended up sitting down hard on his hindquarters. It took her a moment, but she smiled and shook her head. He was always getting himself into trouble like this, but she hoped this time it was only some bruised pride that she had to worry about.

"Indy. Are you okay?"

She walked back over as her mother turned to look and waited by her brother for him to pick himself back up. "Come on, I know you have better balance than that." Okay, that was a lie... but Indy always thought so poorly of his coordination, and Eva was an older sister. She had the right to worry about him and lie if it would help make him feel better.

"Possum," she said, openly surprised. The last time she had seen the male had been when he was litter more than a large teen, escorting her home to the Outriders. She had thought of him several times since, but raising two pups had taken up a great deal of her time.

"Ah, yes. This is my daughter, Evadne, and my son, Indeygo. Say hello," she instructed her children without looking away from him. She continued once they had done as she asked. "I don't know when you spoke to Alas last, but Evadne and Indeygo were the pups I found the last time I came through. Since we couldn't," she glanced at her children sadly, their recent visit to the old pack a fresh memory, "Find their parents, I happily took them in." She smiled at them lovingly and then looked back to Possum, her smile extending to one that was friendly rather than maternal. "It's good to see you."

Eva watched her brother step over the root, but the sound of paws made her turn. The wolf who had arrived was clearly male and Eva took in his appearance even as she took up a protective position between Indeygo and the new arrival. Her mother's startled acknowledgment of the wolf eased her a bit, but since he was still a stranger to Eva, she stayed where she was.

"Hi," she greeted, taking the opportunity afforded by her mother's talking to get an impression of Possum. She wasn't aware her mother knew anyone out this far except for Alas, although she probably shouldn't be surprised. Cali had traveled a great deal both before Outriders and while she was with them. Well, that must make Possum okay, at least, if her mother was still on cordial terms with him. The rest of her tension flowed away and she looked back to Cali, returning her smile. She offered Possum a smile of his own, and a small tail-wag as well.

"Of course I would come to visit. There just hasn't seemed to be a lot of time this past year." She smiled, ignoring the twitch of his face. He'd had those when she had known him last as well. She supposed they were just a part of him; they wouldn't ever go away. "We're on an adventure now, though, so we were able to pass through. I'm glad we ran into you."

"Are you keeping more to the pack now, or still living out of the way? How are your parents?"

She wished she had a little more time to stay, but she knew that Indeygo and Evadne would be eager to move on soon. Just a little bit, she regretted the need to go so quickly. It would have been nice to catch up with him. She'd just have to learn as much as possible now, before they moved on to the next pack.

"It depends on the day and my whim," he admitted a little sheepishly. "But I've been sticking close to Akiiki Chibale since the war." Alas had needed him...and although his blood lingered with Agua Azul, his heart lingered with the pink healer she-wolf. He'd fought for them when he'd been needed. His hindquarters showed minimal scarring--otherwise you couldn't tell he'd been in a battle. He could've easily gotten them from a scrap, though anyone who knew Possum knew he was a peaceful creature.

He smiled. "And my parents are as fiesty as ever..." But he broke off as the little blue teen--Evadne?--began to chirp up. He glanced between Evadne and Calandra, then over to the seemingly shy violet teenager--Indi?--and back to Calandra. When he heard what Evadne was suggesting, a grin lit up his pallid green eyes. "You would be welcome in AC, of course," he quickly said, tail wagging. "And I would...enjoy your company."

"We understand," Evadne agreed immediately. She stood still, not daring to look or move away from her mother until Calandra had given the go ahead. She was so- excited! They were going to get to go off on their own! They could move at their own pace, no restrictions but those of packs they went through, and they wouldn't have to worry about censoring their mouths in front of Mom either. This was going to be amazing.

Evadne watched Calandra nod slowly and smiled brightly, hurrying forward even as Indeygo did to nuzzle her mother. The children crowded around her, showing her affection.

"Thank you, Mom." Evadne rested her head on Cali's shoulder. "We'll be back, don't worry."