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The trip had always included a good, soul-soothing stop at Ichorwood, but Raisa never expected to find anything worth bringing back let alone her Mother! It'd been amazing, all around. Being able to show her mate how beautiful it was there in all its springtime glory, walking him through her old favorite places, it was more than she ever could've asked for. She was ready, now, to settle in at home. Home - Northfall. Where her kids would grow up, hopefully find a sense of belonging and purpose. She never wanted her babies to feel... as lost and untethered as she sometimes did.
She was ready to help Bo find his place, settle in. To ready their den, prepare for the pups!
To finally settle in, herself. To stop thinking about the past and look forward to the bright future ahead.

It'd been deep, deep in the night when they returned and she'd settled them into the ravine --which was even more beautiful thawed-- and marked the area in her scent. She didn't want any night-wanderers to think a bear had settled in by accident, and resigned herself to mostly keeping watch as opposed to sleeping. Come morning, once Shreya was up and about, she mentioned calling Wardruna for a proper meeting. It seemed only smart to do it as quickly as possible; Raisa would personally beat up the being who spoke to Shreya wrong, and she needed it known the bear was welcome here.
Not that she really worried about her Mother being rejected. She'd just been... twitchy, lately. Jumpy.

Now that she was back in the ravine, with her den to get settled, she didn't really want to leave it again. Nor did she want anyone outside her kin snooping around here, not while she was readying the next stage of her life. While she and Bo were worrying about themselves, their children.
Wardruna, at least, was okay. The thought of her coming here didn't make Raisa want to grind her teeth. She'd given the Rodion so much; if there was anyone in the pack she could already trust to be within her personal bubble, it was the Queen.

She awooed a soft melody for her friend. A new joiner, a new expansion to Raisa's family, new strength to the peaks of Northfall. She thought herself a pretty good hunter, bringing home food and other members alike!