The wind whipped the snow flurries into a thin wall as snow continued to fall steadily from the sky. The snow was now at least a feet and a half deep, which made struggling through it to the outer perimeter of her home all the more daunting. Kaara had only minimal clothing on, a thin white tank top shirt that hung loosely off her frame, a pair of thin cloth tan khakis, and no shoes. As was the normal prisoner outfit. After all, jail wasn't supposed to be comfortable. The snow had long ago soaked through her clothes and the ice began to clump together in her sky blue hair.<br/><br/>Her skin was ghostly white and her lips began to turn slightly blue as the freezing weather cut through her like a knife. Struggling to put one foot in front of the other, she could just barely make out the outline of the last little home on the edge of her now former pack's territory. This home she knew well for it was her own parents home, but they would never let her leave if she stopped there even for a moment to say goodbye. Not that they would turn her in, but it would break their hearts to let her go without them. So she struggled by silently and disappeared into the wall of snow on the far side of her home. Pausing at the wall that surrounds her home, Kaara looked back at her once home. The now dead fields stretched out for a good couple of miles before they back up to the homes of the farming district. Beyond that she could just make out the outlines of Towns Point, and just beyond that there was the Garden district which she could not see from where she stood. And then there was the magnificent view of a never ending sea; just before the land met the water there was also the Water district. The people there would be who she missed the most. Though she grew up in the Farm district, she had been very at home with those from the Water district. They had accepted her for who she was as a person, not for her ability to heal even the most injured person or the fact that she was destined to die before the age of 30. They hadn't cared about any of it. But now, it didn't matter.<br/><br/>Now there was only the fact she could no longer stay. And she would never be returning. She would never see that boy again. The Alpha's son, the one who had looked at her with such an intense gaze as she visited every week to perform healing sessions on his mother. And now she could only think of how she had failed that boy. Really he wasn't a boy, he was at least a year older than she. So a young man more like, but now she could no longer think on those things. With each passing minute, she knew the guards would be closer to realizing she had managed an escape. So with a last fleeting thought of her home and the Alpha's son, she dived down into the hole a friend of hers had dug underneath the wall just for this very reason. And then she was gone.<br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/>Three years later...<br/><br/>Kaara stared up the stairs at the navy blue, double doors at the top. "Kaara, do you need me to go in with you?" a deep voice asked from behind her. A smile graced her lips and she glanced back at her beta, Tyler. "No, Tyler I will be fine but thank you. Please wait in the truck and be ready to leave as soon as I return," she ordered gently before heading up the steps. As she reached the top, Kaara took a deep breath and pushed open the right door with her shoulder, stepping into the large single room building.<br/><br/>There had to be at least a hundred people there. Alpha's and their immediate family, Elders and their accompanying Alpha's, and even some Beta's were waiting silently by the door for their Alpha to finish up so they could escort them home. Standing up straight and projecting her authority out, Kaara fully stepped into the room. As she walked up towards the front of the room where the most powerful Alpha's and Elder's stood trading news with one another, conversations slowly began to die down as the others noticed the presence of someone new. Coming to stand before the Elders more specifically than the Alpha's, Kaara cleared her throat to gain their attention.<br/><br/>Kaara was vaguely aware of her former Alpha standing with the other powerful Alpha's. And was even more tuned into the fact that her had brought his son. Which meant, that soon his son would be taking over. Kaara was suddenly brought back into the present as one of the Elders held up his hand to quiet the entire room. "Who might you be young lady?" he asked, wariness displayed on his face as he studied her carefully. "My name is not of importance presently. I came tonight to let the Elder's know of a well-established pack that has recently come into play. My pack's name is the Winter Moon pack. We are of no threat to anyone but we also do not wish to continue to be unknown to the council. I am the Alpha and I will be attending each Full Moon meeting from here on out to it's full term. But for now, I must take my leave. Elders I wish no disrespect, but my pack is undergoing some construction that I must see to. I hope to see all of you in good health on the next Full Moon," Kaara answered, her voice commanding everyone attention but with no threat.<br/><br/>Bowing her head in a nod to the Elder that had first spoken to her, Kaara turned on the heel of her snow boots and made her way to the exit. Tonight she had no time to mingle, but she hoped she would be in better health for the next Full Moon. As it was, the medicine she was taking to help with the muscle weakness was beginning to wear off. Pushing her way through the door to the harsh winter weather outside, Kaara stumbled on the top step and had to hold onto the banister for support as she took her time retreating down the stairs to the idling, black truck waiting for her at the bottom. Tyler was also waiting patiently on the passenger side of the truck, his hand held out to support her as she climbed in.<br/><br/>Tyler glanced at Kaara as he sat in the driver's seat. Then he held out a hand and in the palm of his hand sat two small white pills. "Take them, they will help with the weakness and hopefully help with the pain tonight," he ordered, not taking no for an answer. Kaara scrunched up her nose in a frown before putting them in her mouth and swallowing them down. "After my announcement, it won't take long for the Redwood clan to know that our territory backs right up against theirs. So be expecting visitors soon," Kaara warned, settling in the long drive back to her home.