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Patience was pulling off. The pack seemed to be getting itself together again, and Mausko felt like she hadn't had to be too intimidating or brutal to get them to fall into place. Some of them seemed to even be enjoying themselves, between the scouts, guards, hunters, and bone collectors. Masuko made note that they were probably going to new a few more slaves soon. With so many content (or at least, seemingly content) hyenas, pups could only be just around the unseen corner. Slaves made good pup-sitters, as well as chew toys, and playthings.

She walked confidently in the heart of the pack, making sure that she knew first hand how everything was going. There was no back-seat ruling in this pack, not anymore.

Masuko's violet eyes caught sight of the stone rolling in front of her, and she stopped. It didn't take her long to realize that it was her sister who had done it. Well, only her siblings or her mother could probably do something like that and not get a bitter growl in return.

"Chora," Masuko called in greeting as she walked closer to her pale sister. "What's going on?" Her question wasn't said in concern, merely in amusement that she didn't want to get up, and used a rock as her calling card.

"Quiet is good," she agreed. She sat down near Chora, not really intent on laying down. "I am enjoying this peace. It has made is possible to bring back a sense of strength and calm to the pack, and old members are feeling much more comfortable."

She paused, enjoying the moment as she watched the going-ons of the pack. "To be honest," she finally said, "I won't be surprised if there's a sort of....population boom to come."

Masuko shook her head. "I'm worried about picking someone so close to home. I know that there's another hyena pack out there. I've heard it spoken of between some of the ex-rogues. I'm going to see if I can create an alliance. Avoid all of this trouble again." She was not up for another disastrous war, though she would never forgive the lions what had happened that bloody day.

"Hopefully he won't be too much of an idiot," she grumbled as she shook her head. "What....about you?" She worried that is Chora found a mate, their relationship would change. Dramatically. It worried her, but she would never, ever voice it to her right-hand in command.

Masuko was a little surprised. There was a rush of relief, but also a bit of disappointment. Which was strange, considering that Masuko herself was not very maternal, and didn't think that Chora quite felt the same, but...she had less responsiblities, and so she had the luxury of bearing pups without the added stress of raising any of them to fulfill a certain roll.

Masuko didn't quite know how to respond, so she was silent for a moment.

"Well, we shall see what happens. I hope they send over someone decent, as well as a few other members. Diversity is needed in this pack, even with all the ex-rogues we've had joining lately."

Masuko laughed. "I will make it work." And she knew that she would. "The only thing I need is an heir. It doesn't matter how he is. If he is awful, I will just send him back," she said with a wave of her paw. "I'll see how it is when he is here, otherwise we're just going around in circles like a pup chasing its tail."

At least there was a little mutual understanding over the idea of heir. The Mava'Bunda had never attempted to make an alliance before, and it would be interesting to see if they screwed it up or not. In the end, Masuko didn't know what she was doing, but she had faith that she would figure it out.