Aurinka raced into the Temple, hopefully followed by Vision. Liekki stopped and sat down as soon as they entered. "What did you bring me here for?" He asked. Aurinka wagged her tail and sat down by her brother. "The Haunters are bad. These guys are good." She replied happily. "Just watch out for the big cats. I don't think they like us."

Liekki walked around with his head low. "You're a traitor, Aurinka, traitor." He said. "Do you know what Risen - and Mom - would do to you if they found out?! They would kill us both."

Aurinka tilted her head. "They don't have to know. We could hide. They would probably think we're already dead. They wouldn't bother looking for us if they think we're dead."

Liekki howled. "But Mom would! She's crazy! You don't know what she'll do to get back at whatever she thinks killed us, even if it's a tree!"

Aurinka sat in front of him. "We've got it handled. We can hide anywhere we want. I'm sure the good guys have made alliances by now. Maybe we could reside with some of their friends, and we could switch homes every now and then so they don't find us."

The female tigress had left her cubs sleeping. She wondered if risen the haunters wondered what had happened to her but she didn't care as long as they didn't find her and then she stoped at the site ofthe two. She growled."You two what are you doing here!"Her fur was bristled thinking they had come here to steal her cubs and possibly try to kill her little did shek now they lived here now.

Oh, Hush Rajsa. Its only two pups that wished to come to our side. Her voice was light and soft, care free. She slid beneath the tigress and gave a smile to her. How are you, Rajsa? And the cubs? Always kind, always happy. She was quiet a moment as she pondered the pups words. Unless they thought you were dead....Yes.... Her eyes took up a bright light. I need blood. Lots and lots of blood. Then she took off, heading towards the ruins.

Aurinka jumped when she saw Rajsa. "Oh...It's only you...I'm sorry. I thought you might hurt me." She said, but then tilted her head.. "I only want to be a good guy. Mom's going crazy, and Risen isn't much better." Her eyes widened when Vision spoke. "W-What do you need blood for?!"

Liekki stood by his sister. "Don't question us, tiger. We're here for the same reason you are." He growled.

She growled but stoped growling."I have all the right to question you"She then moved back into her room and groomed her cubs.

Aurinka growled. "You don't have the right to question me, cat. We're not much different from each other, except that you chose to be a Haunter - We were born into it." She replied angrily. But she could help but think of her sister who was still a Haunter. She felt that she would never see that pup again, unless they were head to head in war.

Liekki moved closer to Rajsa. "You're pretty bold to pick on Vicious and Tahti's descendants. We're more than you think, so don't test us." He said calmly.

She growled now and stood again."oh shut your trap i could kill you with one swipe of my paw"She hissed.

Aurinka growled. "Yeah, right. I'd like to see you try!" She snapped, believing she was protecting her injured brother.

Liekki watched Rajsa. The tiger is just as mischievous as a full Haunter! He thought, staying close to Aurinka.

She wouldn't do it but she could show her strength by taking out that stagmite next to the male.Her claws become unsheathed and she aimed like she was gonna hit the male but instead her claws went into the stagmite beside him causing some of it to come off."don't temped me"She snarled."If your born a haunter you stay a haunter"She hissed and then went back to her cubs and began to move them into another room.

Liekki snarled. "STOP MAKING STUFF UP!" He snapped. "You don't have to be in one pack just because you were born into that pack, dummy. You can decide where you want to be. We all know that you're either lying or incredibly stupid."

Aurinka howled. "You're not so tough. Anyone can do that." She hissed. "Are you telling us to go back to the Haunters? Are you saying we should be evil just so you can feel better about yourself? Face it. You made a bad decision, you're guilty, and you're projecting your guilt onto everyone else."

"i'm guilty of nothing i have done nothing wrong!!!!"She growled."All that has ever happened is I have been persucuted by every single living creature other then myself and my cubs and wasteland every other one of you has persecuted me now shut your mothers nad leave me be or i will kill you not caring what others think!"She growled letting a very aggrivated roar.

Aurinka wanted to scream. "I have done nothing to you! Just because one wolf does something doesn't mean that I'll do it too! You can say all you want about us, but that won't make it true!" She cried.

Liekki stepped forward. "If you want to kill me, kill me!" He snapped. "Go ahead!" To him it seemed that Rajsa was not one bit nicer than any Haunter.

She snorted and shook her head at the both of them."Nah It be a waste of my time and energy to kill you when i need my energy to raise my cubs and protect them.

Liekki looked up at her. "You're just a coward! If you're so tough, why won't you kill a Haunter?!" He exclaimed. "I have not yet made the decision to join this pack - I have only set foot in this pack's territory."

Tears were pouring down Aurinka's face. "Liekki, don't let them kill you!" She cried.

"why?"She chuckled looking back."Because I am not a haunter so I will not do as they do"She said confidently.

Aurinka managed a smile. "Th-Thank you for not killing him..." She said quietly.

"You know you want to. Unless your threats were empty threats." Liekki taunted. "Only fools give empty threats." He walked closer, grinning, then lashed out at her paw with his fangs bared.

She felt his fangs and she let out a wild hiss and wacked at him with her claws.

"Alright, That's enough!" Venus snarled, throwing herself in the path of Rajsa's claws and receiving some minor scratches to protect the pup. Batting him away firmly with a paw, the cougar glared at both adult and child. "Walk away. Both of you. Now."

Leikki growled when he felt Venus' paw push him away. "How dare you touch a Haunter!" He spat, glaring at her.

Aurinka gasped. "No! You're NOT a Haunter, Liekki! You're good now, remember?!" She pleaded, tears still streaming down her face.

She growled angerly and then shook her dial and moved back to her cubs."Let him be a haunter then he won't be here any more and everyone will be happy"

Aurinka moved back, pleading with Liekki. "Come away from them, Liekki! They don't like us!" She cried.

Liekki growled and ran forward, ignoring the pain in his legs. "Everyone will be happy? What about my sister who you hate? What about Vision who you hate? And all the others who you hate? Will they be happy? Of course not. They only let you stay because you'll pout and throw fits if they kick you out. You're a former Haunter, just like me. We're like each other. Mean and rude is what we are. It's because Risen poisoned our minds with her garbage." He paused and narrowed his eyes. "I have nothing to go back to. Risen is evil, the pups are annoying and stupid, and my mother no longer knows who we are...All thanks to Kalaber..." His last words were said under his breath.

She turned and snappedh er fangs shut close to the pup."Oh shut up! I never believed risen. I watched what her pack did and i was disguested and i had left without telling her."She growled and then turned around and went back to her pups for real this time. She cleaned them.

Liekki held his position when Rajsa snapped at him. "Is that supposed to intimidate me?" He taunted. "You know you want to rid the Valley of us...Why not start with me?..." He moved closer to the tiger cubs, staring at them.

Aurinka started to run after her brother, but stopped as Liekki moved closer to Rajsa and her family.

She now growled and showed her fangs."Come any closer and I will not hesitate to kill you for real and i won't care what others say about me!"She snarled and was now standing over her cubs.

Liekki laughed. "You can't kill me. Just to prove it..." He said cockily, walked forward until he was nearly touching Rajsa. "Can you kill me now?" He was a troublemaker, but he just thought he was doing the right thing.

Aurinka howled sorrowfully, hoping somebody would come and save the day.

She let out a loud angry roar and lept for him.

Liekki let out one last yelp as he tried to get away, but his injuries prevented him from escaping fast enough. He was brought to the ground and not one more sound came out of him. The flame was put out.

Aurinka felt like she couldn't breath. Her own brother was mercilessly killed right in front of her. She curled up by his dead body and licked it. "Wake up! Please! Don't die!" She cried.

She growled but left the scene to be with her cubs again she groomed herslef.

Aurinka looked towards the doorway. She wanted to give her brother a proper burial. She needed to find a place where nothing would scavenge on it. She had many happy memories back at the Ruins, but that place was too dangerous now. She could always plead with the Haunters and ask them to let her back in...or she could find Vision and give her the news. She grabbed Liekki's tail and began to drag his body away.