They were now on hold, waiting for something to happen. They needed to meet with the Druid ambassador and their soon-to-be pack members for the first time. But time wasn’t being their friend. Alrick paced agitatedly in their room as Jessie lay down. He knew Jessie wasn’t sleeping; she wanted to, but his mood and actions were too distracting.             “Okay, maybe you could shift and try pacing like that?” Alrick looked at her with one eyebrow raised.             “What? Oh, I guess it can’t be any worse than pacing in this form.” Distracted by his thoughts, he peeled out of his clothes and shifted into his wolf form. His paws were far quieter than his shoes, however, only if he walked carefully on the rug. Claws and hardwood floors w

Several hours later. The Druids were themselves hesitant to declare this meet a true meeting with the goddess. However, they agreed it was an encounter with an extreme power being. A member of a group of Fae pulling strings behind the scenes, maybe. If this was an ancient Fae that somehow missed the removal from this plane of existence all those years ago. It was not unheard of for Fae to interfere with each other’s lives for reasons only they could understand. Maureen explained the Greece Pantheon and how they interacted was very much the way Fae society was.       The concern for the situation sparked through everyone in the room. Two enemies in our midst. Edith and Allan were passing the information to the other Ruling Councils of the world. When they did this, it did not take long to find out wh

             Jessie fell in love with every one of the little pups today. One or two still possessed a parent, but it would be touch and go to see whether those parents became a statistic. No one spoke of it, but that was the sad truth of the matter. These tykes were dealing with the loss of one parent, but it would more likely be both soon enough. She could tell who was their surviving parent by the haunted look in their eyes. There’d be so much to do for them. She prayed they’d be able to give it to them. What was coming… no, it’s here. Edith mentioned they’d verified the Fae within this realm again.              How would the humans react to this? What types of chaos would they sow? How much destruction would they leave behind?              Jessie’s mind was boggled at the onslaught of q

             Finally, the crowd settled down and found seats. Thanked them for choosing to follow him. He introduced the Silver Ridge command structure and how it works. The pups became restless, as expected, and they escorted the ones that wished to meet the pups of the Silver Ridge Pack out to do that. Those in charge of the maternal end would sort their clothes and such out. Heather would assist them, and of course, she and her mate would house many of them.             After that, Alrick explained they were settling everyone into their temporary spaces. They would register clothing sizes along with what they needed. They’d do their best to get everything. When the last person finished with that, they’d ensure everyone ate before travelling to the Iron Hill Packhouse where they’d assign them space of their own while they waited for hous

Jessie couldn’t think of what she was doing. All she could think of was responding to one question after another. Several people kept coming to her to verify the things they needed to do. They brought concerns about where missing people were. They expected her to have answers to solve their problems and concerns. Lily and Joyce were right there beside her. Three hundred-plus people were relying on them to form a safe place where they could live together. Only one or two people found an issue with finding space for the new members to stay.Lily arranged groups to track down the missing members. Joyce found volunteers to call missing members. Bonnie worked on getting the new members ready to move. She recorded where everyone went in case of emergency or disaster.Jessie could feel the stress building within her. But she felt like she couldn’t think about it. Or a way to stop it without ignoring the pack who needed her to direct them. She was so far out of her