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Var had taken a place next to the adult male, on the opposite side from his sister. The wolves fell silent while Newanti addressed them, but almost immediately two wolves broke out with questions. Var's eyes darted between them and then between the pair and Newanti.

What would the best approach be? Was he looking for strength? Honesty? The latter was rare, but he supposed it happened sometimes, especially if you needed direct answers. Did he need to offer history? The question was one focused on the feelings of the replying wolf, so there had to be some level of a personal answer there. "Honesty," as far as other wolves viewed it. He waited until after their questions were out and answered before he raised his own concerns, in a clear, but not loud voice.

"I came to discover what more I'm supposed to do before I return home."

Once the words were out of his mouth, his mind spun off in a different direction, and he regarded Newanti with a suddenly sharp look. He had this niggling feeling that maybe he was accomplishing that "more" right now. He wasn't sure whether that was a comforting thought or not. What business did he have with a magically blessed wolf?

Var lapsed into that thoughtful look again, his eyes moving beyond Newanti. Did he have to do more than he had? He found his companion, he had seen something of the world outside of Aves, and when he returned he would have made himself a real adult and member of his pack. What more was there?

It... what was it? It bothered him like an empty, expanding place in his mind. In the same way Verdandi had when they were apart, before he knew she existed. It suggested that something was yet to come; that there was something missing but attempting to fill a space it couldn't. That was why Verdandi had said she thought they should see Newanti. There was more to them, to Kevarian and this journey outside of Aves, than he had realized before he stepped into the circle. He had a nasty suspicion it had to do with the way he sometimes saw the world.

"I do. There's something more." He fell silent for just a moment as he considered it, his eyes on Newanti's front legs, then added, "I don't know what it is. There's something missing from what I am supposed to..." He met Newanti's eyes, suddenly uncomfortable with the revelation. "Be."

Rock sat quietly as he listened to the Omnus answer the three wolves questions, though he was most focused on Jani's questions in particular. He knew exactly what she meant of her last inquiry though, and wondered if the Omnus had chosen to disregard it, or if he had simply answered the question by speaking straight into Jani's mind. Either way, Rock had no want to know what the answer was.

As things seemed to quiet down, the pup stood suddenly, a sign of respect which he had picked up from Adieu - there was no reason to sit lazily as one addressed one's elders, she had informed him in her own special way, and with conviction. But he had worked up the nerve now, and that's what drove him to stand and speak up.

There were many questions he wanted to ask. Inquiries of his mother's sanity, his alpha's ability to bear pups to make her mate happy, if Roll would love him forever or grow to hate him as much as the purple pup's brother Stone did. He even thought to ask the Omnus where he really belonged in his pack, but dismissed the question more quickly than any of the other. That was something for him to find out on his own. It had been hard to work out, but finally he had settled on the one he really wanted to ask.

He wanted to know of the ultimate wellbeing of his family. His father seemed at the end of his wits, his mother was driven insane, and beside herself with some unknown grief, and most of his siblings were mentally unstable or physically ill. He and Toki had fled, and he also feared for her future. He didn't dare ask a question of his entire family and what the future held for them in front of Jani, for fear of agitating her into an outburst.

"Was it the right thing to do, to take Toki and run?" he finally asked. Should he have stayed and made a stand, or was it truly the best for both of them? He knew the Omnus would know who Toki was, and even why they ran. If it wasn't all over Rock's face, it was painted very brightly across his mind and thoughts. He feared for his sister though. Would she be alright in the end?

Jani sat back and took the answers one by one picking out the ones she liked best and ignoring the rest, she knew it was a rude but- Her ears perked at the sound, the thoughts that weren’t her own. What was this? Listening carefully Jani’s fur flattened against her back as she felt a shiver of control run through her; was he telling her or demanding her to do this? She wanted her family’s destruction like nothing she had ever felt, she couldn’t just easily give it up from a demand of another. She wanted to believe that this could be fixed like she could get her way and also somehow please this powerful calming being. But the more insane part of her rushed forward with brutal control, it wouldn’t be wise to just give her a goal already set at birth in her mind.

It wouldn’t be easy to do and she would just have to work harder for it, maybe not main and kill them so quickly… This powerful being had a point but Jani just couldn’t be so fickle.

Suddenly Jani’s ears perked to Rock’s voice, he had taken their sister away? Is that where they were? Well then good, they made the right choice to leave their pack to stop disgracing her area with their filthy markings and differences.

"Then if you feel there is more, then there likely is. How grand of a thing it is, you might not know. But gut instincts are rarely ever wrong." Newanti gave Var a solemn nod. "Just don't become so obsessed with finding it because you'll either miss it because you were paying attention to something else or you'll have wasted your life looking and never obtain it."

The Omnus let his gaze drift now to the others in the circle, giving them each meaningful eye contact. "That is sound advice for everyone here today, actually. I know why you have all come and while I can aid some of you in completing your destinies....you can't reach it if you are lost in the small details. Look at the big picture."

To Flit's question, he shrugged. "Personality of parents can influence the personality of children, but children are their own person as well. I find it doubtful that a grandparent and a grandchild would have the same major personality flaw and express it the same way."


To Rock, Newanti frowned some and licked his lips in thought, trying to decide how to word his response and if it ought to be said aloud or not. It was sensitive information and Newanti was well aware that Jani was related to Rock; the tension there was unmistakable. There was definitely some emotionally scarring experiences in Rock's mind when Newanti browsed his mind before coming to a conclusion. In the end, privacy won and he spoke directly in the young male's mind. It was right. You were both in danger. Your mother isn't well...the dynamic of your family is unstable. Someday it can be fixed but had you stayed, you might have been consumed by it all. Your sister needed to be away as much as you did.

Aleu, however, brought focus back on the real reason he had been asking questions. He wanted to know what they knew about this whole process. Odds were probably nothing or very little, but at least the question prompted him to get a move on with the ritual tonight. The moon was in perfect position.

"You are here because I called you," he announced matter-of-factly to everyone, even though the question was the she-wolf's. "I knew who you all were before you even set a paw in the direction of my Sacred Oak. You are here because you have a great potential to be something more, but only if you are willing to undergo the work, the pain, and even the misery that comes along with it." He cast the assembled a sobering, very stern face. "And I am serious about that..the work, pain, and misery part. It's not always an easy road. All of you could possibly be a Seer or a Shaman, but it's more than just having the potential."

Flit seemed slightly pleased with the Omnus's response. At least he got a few answers to the many questions that he had. Perhaps he may be able to find the rest after he found his mate and children again...that is if he could find them.

He tilted his head to one side when the Omnus answered the she-wolf's question to the entire party. "So, the dreams I've been having was you telling me to come here?" he asked curiously. "That makes sense." He hoped that he had enough potential to become a Seer. If he didn't this time around then he would continue to come back until either he became a Seer or the Omnus deemed him unworthy of becoming one.

Newanti nodded to Flit slightly to confirm the question, though the dreams weren't entirely of the Omnus' doing. He could debate that if he wanted, but there really wasn't time now.

"Within you all, I sense the ability for great things. You are all blessed with the magic to become a seer or a shaman; I can sense it like you can smell prey on the wind." The Omnus stood and began to pace around them, exiting the circle and moving behind them each, but not looking at them as his eyes were focused forward at nothing. "You can't use it yet because you don't know how...and it's locked away in a form that you couldn't use if you wanted. I can fix it for you...to let you play with it and perhaps find that you are strong enough to build upon it and become something great. A seer or a shaman, capable of magic and strength beyond your dreams."

The Omnus paused, looking up at the moon, and his one eye began to acquire an odd shine to it. A silver glow even. The silvery tree seemed to began to pulse with the same odd light, casting it's glow upon those in the circle.

"If you want to see if it's your time to ascend, I can tell you...but it can be painful in ways you may not have imagined. Do you want that?" He turned to look at those assembled, awaiting an answer.