The nights became almost endless as her children grew older. The time was now if she was to claim Nibris as her mate before the pack, to show their strong children to the members they called family now. Surely, she was to be met with questions at some point. Why was Nibris not appointed King before her children were shown? Well, they had a lot to discuss, they had a lot to do, and frankly the Queen had less energy while pregnant than she let know. Now that she had successfully given birth to her six healthy children, and weaned them all, she had found her energy had bounced back.

Back to the borders, back to protecting her and Nibris' kingdom. Hawthorne was more and more becoming a vampire territory, with the showing of her family pouring in. Her mother even showed . . . But all of her energy aside, the Queen still laid watch to the woman who birthed her. There were new children besides her own, she had new siblings . . . Siblings that would be threatened should her mother turn again, like she did on her brother, her littermate.

Her thoughts, like her steps, froze in place. There was a visitor . . . Someone nearby had not made themselves known, but came awfully close to her borders - Towards the small streams fed by the lake. Her black form moved in the shadows of the tall pines, swift as daylight once more bothered her vision. When she found the source of the scent, a multi colored male, she showed herself. Staying on her side of the borders, her massive form stood strong as her plume rose to show authority. "Who goes there?" She asked, eyes glowing red in the dark shadows of the pines. "My name is Lucaya, Queen of these lands. Who are you, and what buisness do you have?" She asked, cocking her head to the side slightly as she noted the brute must have been bathing in these waters. An odd thing to do, given the cold of the area.