Her sister's lack of reaction to the ridiculing insults unnerved Carnelian deeply, upsetting her even. But- there she stood unmoving, strong, resilient, the mirror of their father, Jarl Rust . The Jarl of a rivaling tribe is caught in a fit of laugher at the sight of a female arriving to the seasonal tribe meeting. "BAH! You should know that your Jarl should be in attendance, not some scrawny damsel!" the other Jarls snicker at his comment, but Silent Nightmare only stood her ground, and after a few moments of silence from her- she speaks. Her fiery eyes burn through the ruacuous Jarl, surprising him into silence.

The heavy sense of dread clings to the air as the pack is gathered around the burning burial for their Viscountess. Faisal looks on sorrowfully as his mother, Carnelian sobs over the death of Silent Nightmare. Her death was peaceful, taken by the gods in her sleep, but the reality was shattering. Faisal's sorrow turned into dread as he begun to think about his indisputable future of Jarldom. Cursing his aunt for letting her offspring leave the pack at their own will, leaving her with no respectable heirs. Now it's all fallen upon his shoulders...