Snippet #2748774

Alot of things happened at once. Hekat disabled one opponent only to nearly be crippled by another. A lucky arrow landed in the human's chest though, robbing him of the chance to kill her. Amber eyes tracked the shot back to its source and landed on Red. She didn't know how relieved she was to see the woman till right now. She had really been afraid of them being at cross purposes. The child she'd turned into a wolf- was now fully grown and had every reason to be a hunter that killed without remorse. But Red was better than that.

It made her breathe easier.

Hekat was able to devote her full attention to the next enemy with a blade-because she was positive Red wasn't going to shoot her in the back now.

To her right Bleu was a indiscriminate blur. Moving with all the grace and power of an Alpha who had been provoked. It would be a cold day in hell before a Human could put her down; and since they worked in perfect harmony it didn't take long for them to turn the tides of the battle. The hunters that didn't die by their fangs, were herded into corners and reduced to sniveling husks of their former selves. Hekat and Bleu were relentless; their attack driven by the cries of the pup until they couldn't hear him anymore.

Eventually it was just Ian.

Hekat turned to face him- a snarl erupting from her chest.

“You traitor! I am going to tell everyone that you are on their side! I will put a bounty on your head!” He was screaming, but not at them. Hekat watched him run off with narrowed eyes, and she really considered following him. A cursory sweep of her surroundings told her Briar was safe. The pup stumbled forward from the little surreptitious bushes Red had left him in. On clumsy paws he teetered over to her, and nuzzled into Hekat's leg. Seeking the warmth and comfort that that had he had been deprived of. Being separated from the pack at his age was traumatizing.

'I was so scared.' He whined, burrowing his face into her fur.

Hekat licked the top of his head, reassuring him in the less verbose way and shared a discreet look with Bleu.

Her friend nodded- trotting up to her side, and picking the pup up by his scruff.

Bleu would deal with one puppy.

And Hekat would deal with her human one who hadn't moved since Ian left.

Cautiously, Hekat approached the prone figure on the floor, taking care not move too fast.

Anything she did could provoke Red. When she was close enough to touch, she shifted- assuming her human form in a flurry of dust and cracking bones. "You really didn't need to do that. If you want we can still catch your...friend?" The word sounded wrong. Ian didn't act like a friend. But she was the last person on earth who could judge. "We owe you a debt. For Briar. You didn't have to save him-but you did. That's worth something so what do you want Red?" Hekat sounded older, and impossibly tired.

She didn't have any more energy left to expend on the ruse of being a stranger to this woman.

Red deserved to know.

And Bleu would make sure Hekat didn't pay a price too high for finally telling her everything.