Legecy of Duty cont.

We catch up to this year, but not today’s date.  Alison having been raised to the rank of Cliath had sat down at a moot at her Caern in California and heard a tale of a new caern being opened.  This was a big deal amoung the Garou nation as a new Caern had not been opened up in anyone who was still alive memory.  As she had just become Cliath and had not petitioned any pack to join them, she spoke to the only other Black Fury on the Los Angeles Forest Caern for approval to go and join the new Caern.  Approval was given.  She spoke to her father and had things arranged so that she could just drive out there herself.  A new Hummer was bought and decked out with the latest in security and navigation.  She packed up some of her belongings and before she left her father approached her with a gift.  He handed her a pretty antique box with the only explination that it was her mothers and is now hers.  With out thought she tucked it in with her belongings and gave a hug to her dad, started up her new HumV and headed off east, towards the center of the United States, Kansas City, Missouri.

It took her three days drive, and during the third day she made her way down town, figuring she would be guided to the place she needed to be, after all Gaia looked out for her children.  As she was passing the downtown bus station two things happened, her car stopped completely.  Just died and wouldn’t turn over, pissed but able to do something about it, Alison managed to roll her new vehicle into a bus stop and pulled out her cell phone.  While calling for a tow truck Alison watched a fight begin, a fight over a man, between two women.  Being a Black Fury, the tribe of sisterhood Alison could not figure out why in the world two women would argue over something as petty as a man.  She did not want the women fighting so with her honor to protect women she got out of the car and tried to break up the fight.  One of the women ran off and the other started in at Alison, calling her names for being white and pulling a knife out on her.  Alison took this in stride and when the more aggressive woman came at her stopped her, simply grabbed her hands as they came at her and prevented the other woman for hitting her.  The woman did what she could and head butted alison, causing her eyes to water and blood to fall from her nose.  Of course by this time the police arrive, the pull Alison away and start questioning her.  Add to this another girl comes up and pretends to be Alison’s sister.  Slightly confused she keeps giving the other girl odd looks, and the cop finally goes off to figure out the black woman’s story.  At this time the other girl simply states to Alison that Unicorn sent her.  It dawns on Alison this is her connection to the Caern in Kansas City.

Things get straightened out Alison goes down to the police station and signs her statement and her new friend Misika gets her to the eastern edge of the city and the border of the Caern.  A howl crosses the evening sky and the caern warders come to answer the call.  The first question is asked, "Who are you?" and in reply Alison states in the traditional fashion, "Alison Stravos, Black Fury, Ahroun, Homid, Cliath."  Similar introductions go around until Alison has met a good deal of the warders and those curious to meet the new comer.  At this point Alison is pulled in to meet Flawless.  Flawless is the sept Alpha.  Flawless is named Flawless.  While this might seem intimidating, as it should be after all she is an Ahroun Alpha of an entire sept, those who know her.. well lets leave that tale for another Galliard.   Introductions are made and Alison is shuffled off to meet Misika’s pack.

As time goes by Alison runs several times with the Hummingbird pack and finally is invited to join them.  Alison accepts, is put through a unique test, gorging heself with as much fruit as she can she must accomplish three tasks being over full.  The tasks seemed easier than they were, but in the end Alison completes them and the spirit of Hummingbird accepts Alison as part of the pack.  Alison has found herself a Garou family, her first since her terrible ordeal of becoming garou.