Snippet #1305526

Dani Rivers had a lot on her mind already. The clan was growing more and more tense with the lock-down, and now Justin's bird had arrived with no message, and blood on its feathers. Above everything troubling her there was Bastian, as he insisted to leave for Blackpond himself.
They had argued for a while, they had yelled at each other even. Dani usually yelled, but Bastian almost never did. That only worried her more. Now... they had been quiet for quite some time. Dani was in bed staring at the ceiling, Bastian was sitting in a chair. The silence was suffocating. Dani sighed and broke it, her voice came out a little more angry than what she intended, but at that point at least she was calm. "I can't stop you, but I don't like this. Honestly what does it matter now?"
Bastian nodded quietly. "I can't sit and do nothing. My brother burned inside his home. There was nothing left of him to bury. How can I?"
Dani pulled her gaze away from the ceiling and looked at him serious. "You doing something doesn't bother me. What bothers me is the state you're in right now."

Bastian didn't answer, and soon the door opened with a loud sound. A guard entered and announced. "The Shadow Hunter has been captured."
Dani and Bastian got on their feet immediately. Dani looked at the man intrigued, if there's one thing she knew was that Theron would not be captured alive. If he was there, he had come willingly. "Alright, let's see what this is about."

Dani walked to the center of the camp to find Theron standing there. Allison passed her by and put a note in her hands, but didn't say anything. Dani found that very strange, until she read the note and cracked open a smile, nodding, and walking to the Hunter. Bastian stood right behind her, and whispered. "Do you need my opinion in this?"
She nodded and whispered back to him, without turning around. "No, I already decided. If you want you can go now, but... Don't do anything you'll regret later."
Bastian smiled at that comment, but didn't really say anything else. He would be back at that same time the next day, and none of it would matter anyway. He smiled at Theron for a second before walking away. Bastian didn't seem worried about what might happen there, he knew Dani way too well. If there was something left to save then she would try. It was simply in her nature.

Dani let Bastian walk away and make his way for Blackpond. She was sure it wasn't a good idea to let him go, but she couldn't really stop him. She turned her attention to Theron. He surely seem different now than he did last time. She was aware of the eyes around them and knew she would have to explain all this sooner or later, but at the moment it didn't seem that important. "Follow me, I have something to show you."

She walked Theron away from the center of the camp, through a trail and to another clearing. A more secluded, and darker clearing. The clearing was filled with crosses made of stone and wood, with names carved on them. Some of them had flowers placed before them. Dani sat down, leaned against a tree. "This is a memorial, of sorts, it was Bastian's idea. After my sister died we put a cross here for her, we have done this for almost everyone of our members killed ever since, and some of our victims, if we believe they were worthy. After a while it has grown quite a bit. I'm sure if you look, you'll find your friends names around somewhere, Bastian has arranged for that. After all... The Wolf Hunter were worthy opponents. Even if unpleasant ones." She looked away from the crosses and at the Hunter. "So, have you learned the truth then? Is there something you wish to discuss or do you want to be judged right now?" She wasn't in a hurry, even though she had already decided.