Pravin walked through the wood on high alert. If he wanted to get the approval of the beta, he needed to accomplish this task, whether or not he finds the pair of wolves harmed or not. He had passed the springs and was searching the area. The snow lay cold and melting, as there hadn't been a snowfall in a while. His ears perked up as he froze, catching the scent of Tessa, as well as a stranger scent. He immediately assumed it was that of Sibirskiy. They were semi fresh, and seemed to come from the nearby swamps. Pravin didn't know there were swamps here. He mentally told himself that when he was off probation, he would explore the lands.

He followed the trail as much as he could until he fell upon a large clearing filled with flowers even in the midst of winter. That was confusing. Then he spotted a pair of wolves that looked remarkably like pups in the way they were sitting and playing. He realized the odd red one was Tessa. He took the few steps forward until he was within earshot. "Tessa, and Sibirskiy?" He guessed at the other wolf, "You should probably come back to the dens with me." His voice was smooth, even after the panic that had struck the whole pack. But Tessa and Sibirskiy did not know. They would soon enough though. Pravin was just glad they were okay and didn't have to return to the dens bearing bad news.

Tessa flinched and lowered herself into the grass as Pravin's voice echoed through the meadow. "Busted." She whispered to the male beside her, making a face and giggling softly. Then she slowly stood up, tilting her head to the side. "Hey Pravin." She said softly, wagging her tail and trotting over to him. "Is everything alright?" She asked, coming to a stop in front of him and tilting her head to the side curiously. Something just felt wrong, like something terrible had happened. She tried to read his expression, but the worry in his eyes only affirmed her fears. "What happened?"

Tessa had heard his voice and responded. Pravin had tried to keep stoic as Tessa approached, but she caught his act. He sighed, his swaying tail coming to a stop. "Chaos has fallen very ill and the pack has been exhausted of their energy. I'm afraid others may catch her sickness. I was sent to take account of you two." He explained, wrapping it up in only a few sentences. Who knew such a terrible situation was equal to an easy explanation? He searched his mind for anything else they needed to know, but there wasn't much. "Blitz also has a special visitor, I believe it's his brother." Pravin only knew this because he had unintentionally eavesdropped on Coven and Xerxses when he was in his snow hole. The alpha's den was so close, he couldn't help it.

Sib smiled, only laughing silently as she whispered "busted", looking over at the male. He really hadn't meet this wolf, well, he hadn't met allot of the pack yet, so he was sued to not knowing. He Sat up, sitting and listening. He didn't seem mad about them being gone, which was odd. He tilted his head slightly as he explained what was going on with the pack... truly nothing good... Sib remained silent, only listening, hearing about Blitz's supposed brother coming, interesting, truly interesting.
"So, wait, you say Chaos has broken into sickness, and you fear other's may catch it, and you want us all to go back to the dens? Wouldn't having everyone together in one place only increase the chance that more get sick? What if some already have it but are only carrying it?"
He asked, grinning, sure, he was no healer, but.. if there was a sickness usually it would make sense to not be in big groups, so that way the sickness wouldn't be spread as bad.

Pravin's ears leaned forward in slight frustration, but he knew that Sibirskiy had a point. As far as precautions go, the pack hadn't taken many. He shook his head, he wasn't sure what to say to Sib; he wasn't in charge and was only sent to search for them. "I do not know Sibirskiy. But you are right. We've done our best to isolate those who are sick, or who could possibly be sick. Other than that, I'm not sure what else to do." If the pair did not go with him, he could go back with fair explanation. They were just beyond the springs, and they were together. They would be safe enough. Technically, they were safer than everyone who was at the dens. Everyone there was fair game to the sickness. Even the healer had fallen ill trying to subdue it.

He sighed as Pravin spoke, he knew the male was only doing his job, so Sib wasn't going to argue the order's he was given, he just wondered if the other's had thought about that. He glanced at Tess, then back at Pravin, he didn't want the male getting in trouble for not doing what he was told, but he knew being away from them would be safer for both him and Tessa.
"Well, if you really have to bring us back I can't argue with that, it's order's and they must be followed, I just don't think with the condition either me or Tessa is in it would be good, she's still recovering from her run in with the rapids, and I still have scars healing up."
He said, sighing, why did this have to all come down now... this would only complicate things even more.

Pravin honestly thought that they shouldn't go back, now that Sibirskiy had brought it up. If Sibirskiy and Tessa felt that they could be out here themselves, and find their way back to the dens for the night, Pravin felt that they would be fine. Just as long as they showed up every now and then. And even so, technically, he hadn't been told to bring the pair back. Just to search for them. "If you two feel like you can find your way back to the dens if need, you could probably stay and do whatever. I was only told to find you, and thought you should know what happened." He looked behind him, almost reluctant to go back himself.

Tessa was shocked into silence by the news. She listened to the two male talk, her eyes scanning their faces and her ears twitching at their words. Yet she still couldn't make herself speak. When the two males stopped speaking, she swallowed hard, blinking up at their larger forms and frowning. "I don't want to go back there." She said, her ears pinning back as she backed up slightly so that her body was pressed against Sib's. Her tail lowered and she looked up at Pravin, her eyes showing how worried she was for the pack, but also how frightened she was of getting sick. Plus, Sib had a point when he spoke of her being weak still and prone to sickness. She just couldn't risk it.

Sib looked back at Tessa, smiling a little as she backed into him. He knew it wouldn't be smart to go back, besides, the last thing they needed was two new member's getting in the way with all that's going on. He looked back at Pravin,
"Yah, I agree with Tessa, it wouldn't be smart to go back, and all we'd do is get in the way, so don't worry about us, we can take care of each other, and we can find our way back."
He said, smiling a little. He wasn't going to risk either himself nor Tessa, staying here would be better for them. He glanced back at Pravin, grinning a little,
"Just... just make sure to tell us if anything does happen... I can't imagine what I'd do if anything did happen to Chaos, or anyone else for that matter."
He said, smiling a little, he cared for the pack, they did take him in, so if anything did happen, he wanted to know.

Tessa relaxed slightly as Sib backed her up. Yet she still found herself crouching beneath the male's chest and between his front legs, as if he were protecting her from the sickness himself. But that wasn't really the case, and she was simply grateful that he stood by her desire to stay away. Pravin would understand. At least she hoped he would. And, Sib was right, they would just get in the way. She remained silent at this point, waiting for Pravin's reply to their response. If he didn't agree, she didn't know what would happen. But she knew that she wanted nothing more than to stay away from the dens and that horrible sickness.

Pravin nodded, understanding almost completely how they should feel. "Sounds good enough." Pravin was just satisfied that he didn't have to return to the dens with bad news. Now he just needed to return and hopefully satisfy the Beta with the location of Tessa and Sibirskiy. "Right," He said before turning to leave. He reached the edge of the clearing, and turned his head. "Just don't get too lost." He warned, leaving soon afterwards, leaving the clearing back to the two wolves.

Pravin retraced his pathway, following their old scent backwards. And he soon found himself back at the Hot Springs. Walking around them, he followed the paths travelled multiple times in the pack's efforts to transport warm water. The snow beneath his paws were packed down, not unlike the snow at the dens, or the pathway to the lake. He walked softly and slowly, crossing the dens area and searching for Inferno.

Sib smiled lightly as Pravin seemed O.K. with them staying, lightly nudging Tessa, not able to help but laugh as he found her crouching beneath him. He glanced back, watching Pravin leave, nodding as he warned them not to get to lost. He didn't have to worry about that, Tessa seemed to know how to keep track of where they were, better than he could. Once Pravin was gone he glanced back down at Tessa, smiling,
"You know, as fine I am with you hiding under me, I promise you you'll be fine, besides, now we don't have to worry about anyone being mad, I'm sure they'll understand us not wanting to get in the way!"
He said happily, nipping at her ear playfully.