Fresca & Kasna

The two dogs padded down along the edge of the bay near a part where the rocks were smoother and easier to step on.

Fresca looked out over the water, wondering if the orcas were out there.

Aminita

The pup came bounding over the rocks towards Fresca and Kasna, but tripped and rolled head over heals across the shore. An instant later she had regained her feet and ran circles around the two dogs, "Where's the whale? Where's the whales?" She questioned eagerly.

Ebony Sky

She entered after and sat. "They should be here soon. They need time to get here as well." She said hopefully not to make Aminita bored.

Dream

..Mistress followed the pack limping to keep up. Nares take in the dreadful fragrance of this familiar place.. like a nightmare haunting her past. Frame was sat 'pon her hackles beside Ebony giving a curious glance to the unfamiliar pup which had the Shadow Lurker scent to her. 'ello Ebony, Fresca, Kasna. Long time no see eh? Her hind limb still shattered from the battle which seemed to happen decades ago..

~Mystic Black~

~Mystic Black~ trotted up to Ebony. She had fallowed their scent. "Sorry, I got a bit side tracked."

Ebony Sky

She smiles "Hello Dream!" She then hears Mystic Black. "Its ok." She looks to Fresca and Kansa and Dream. "This is Mystic Black. Aminita and I met her in the alleys." She then pads over to Dream and makes sure no other could hear what she says. She already told kansa and figured Fresca figured it out. "I know she's from the SLP but we thought if we become friends with her later on when she's older she wont fight if we get into a fight with her pack. But she doesn't know her pack is our enemy so don't mention it." She whispers to Dream. She thought she saw a splash n the water. "Aminita the whales might be coming." She says to the excited little pup after speaking with Dream. She was glad Dream was ok.

~Mystic Black~

~Mystic Black~ nods a greeting to the others and slowly walks over to the edge watching for the Orcas. She sits on her haunches wondering if this journey was a smart thing or if she could really trust these others.

*Orcas*

A spout of misty water came up from the bay a few hundred yards from the shore, and was followed promptly by a black dorsal fin. A moment later, a fairly large orca jumped completely out of the water, twisted around, and landed on its side, spraying up waves of water. It wasn't long before three then five orcas jumped up.

After a while, a group of nine orcas glided over to shore once they finished with their jumping. They were a part of a much larger pod, and had come to the bay just to play. It didn't take long before they spotted the canines. The smallest of the group, which was still an impressive size compared to any of the wolves, glided very close to shore until nearly half of her body was above water. It seemed as though she might beach herself before she finally stopped a few yards from the wolves. "'ello!" she piped up in a cheerful voice, "We haven't seen wolves for a bit of time."

The young orca paused a minute as her large, glassy eyes studied Dream. "You seem familiar..."

~Mystic Black~

~Mystic Black~'s hair rose slightly as the orca came closer. She slowly backed away then looked at Dream as the whale spoke. "Are they dangerous?" she asked as she studied the larger creature.

Fresca & Kasna

The two dogs greeting Dream and Mystic Black when they came. Kasna gave a slight frown as he saw Dream's leg, "Maybe we should go to the old lady after this. I'm sure she could help your leg more."

Fresca was a bit intimidated by such a large creature, but didn't show any of her fear. "Hello, I'm Fresca." she barked to the orca. "We came here because a friend of ours wanted to see you; her name is Aminita." The alpha-dog turned to the hybrid pup and nudged her closer, "Come say hello; these are the whales we were talking about."

Aminita

Aminita was about to pipe again and tell Ebony and Dream that 'secrets don't make friends', but then the whale appeared. She was nudged be Fresca, quite against her will, closer to the huge beast. Her eyes widened and her ears went back. All at once, she lost the hyper enthusiasm she had and couldn't find any thing to say. After a moment, she looked up at Fresca and then to the whale, "Uh... h-hi." she stuttered. But slowly, her fear was waning and curiosity was getting the better of her. Her ears perked back up and she took a few steps closer, "What's your name?"

Ebony Sky

She smiled and watched. She padded beside Aminita so that she wouldn't be as wary of the whales. She watched them. She looked around orca bay memories from when she was a pup flooded in. This was where Sciila had brought her after she had been pup napped long ago and this to was where she knocked Sciila into the water. She smirks slightly.

Dream

..Crown is turnt to Kasna for a moment to speak with him. It is ok, I will be fine for now. Her frame was lifted as she edged closer to the cliff looking towards the whale who spoke to her. Hmm you might would recall me. Pools eye her before looking to Ebony and the pups. 'ello there, excuse myself for being rude. My dubbing is Dream. Kissers force a smile.

Saileen

"I'm Saileen." The orca replied, then looked back to Dream, "Aren't you the one we saved from drown'n?" The orca blew another spout of vapor from her blowhole.

Two more orcas appeared now, both much larger than Saileen. They glided up to the shore so quickly that they sent a small wave of water rushing up the rocks towards the wolves. "Hey sis, you didn't say there were wolves here!" One orca chimed up. The other nodded, "Yeah, you should 'ave told us! Wolves are so neat. Hey, do you guys wanna go swimming?" The second large orca asked the canines.

Saileen looked over at her brother and older cousin, "Shush you two, I'm trying to talk to the wolves!" She turned back to the canines with an apologetic sort of grin which might be more intimidating than anything else. With no lips, the orcas grinned by merely opening their mouths enough to show their teeth.

Dream

Huntress looked back to the orca. Maybe so, I don't keep much of a memory of my horrible past. Pools watch her as if pleading not to go into detail. Her dial tilted trying to figure out...was this a grin?

~Mystic Black~

~Mystic Black~ stares at the orcas with her ears back. She wanted a closer look but was too afraid. She wanted to jump in and swim but wasn't sure.

Fresca & Kasna

Fresca shook her head lightly, "I don't think swimming would be a good idea for Aminita."

Kasna shrugged, "It could be fun." He took a few steps closer to the orcas and extended his nose, picking up their scent better. It was far different than any canine's.

Aminita

Quite eagerly, Aminita bounds forward. Her fear of the orcas had vanished when she saw Fresca, Kasna, and Ebony had no fear of them. "Take me swimming! Take me swimming!" she yipped and sprung into the water at the shore. She began to swim into deeper waters, going past where the orcas were near the shore.

Ebony Sky

Ebony nods. If Aminita did go swimming her scent wouldn’t be as traceable by the salt anyway. But she saw Aminita go far so she swam sure to make sure the pup didn't drown.

Dream

..pools widen as the pup swam out from shore before looking at Ebony. I don't think that is a good idea.. if the pup happen to drown, it might add onto our worries with the Shadow Lurkers. Her orcs glance back to the pup.

Saileen & *Orcas*

Saileen frowned slightly, a gesture shown mostly by her eyes than anything else. She would rather talk to the wolves instead of playing with them. "You two be gentle!" she warned her brother and cousin, "Remember they can't go underwater very long!" Saileen shakes her head slightly and returns her gaze to Dream and the others, "Who are the Shadow Lurkers?" she questioned Dream.

The largest of the three, which was still a small orca, pushed away from the shore and into deeper water. The brother of Saileen followed after. The cousin dove underwater, then came back up slowly so that his head was above the water and right in front of Aminita, "I'm Jrayn, what's your name?"

The brother swam over right next to Ebony and tried his best not to cause any waves that might disrupt the wolf's swimming. "I'm Dakar."

Dream

Her gems focus on Saileen before vocals reply in a soft whisper. The Shadow Lurkers are our enemies. They stole the territory from Fresca and Kasna. We are always in a brutal battle it seems. She glanced at her shattered hind limb before back to the orcas.

Aminita

Aminita swiveled an ear back towards the shore, hearing Saileen and Dream say 'Shadow Lurkers'. She knew that as the name of her pack. She was just about to turn around and ask what they were talking about when the orca spoke to her. "I'm Aminita! Wow, I bet you whale can swim really fast!" she says, tredding water to stay in one place. "I saw you jumping out of the water; can you teach me how to do that? I wanna jump really high out of the water!" Being only a pup, she didn't realize her own physical limitations.

Ebony Sky

She smiled. "Hello I am Ebony Sky!" She says she then hears Aminita and then laughs. "Hey maybe you can give Aminita a ride... if you don't mind." She suggests realizing Aminita had heard her packs name perhaps it would be better if Aminita was distracted and having fun while Dream and the other orcas spoke.

Jrayn

Jrayn grinned, "Sure thing, pup! Just hang on a second..." the orca suddenly slipped under the water. A moment later, he came swiftly up out of the water right where Aminita was. His broad snout easily lifted the pup out of the water. With a flick of his massive head, he sent her through the air a short distance. He had no intentions of harming her, but he didn't know just how fragile young pups could be. He was only trying to play, but his size hindered his good intentions.

Fresca & Kasna

Fresca's eyes grew wide when she saw Aminita be flipped into the air by the orca, "Oh no!" she barked out urgently and rushed to the shore, "Aminita, are you alright?!"

Kasna rushed past Fresca, "I'll go to her." He sprung into the water and began to swim for the pup to see if she was alright.

Aminita

At first it was fun to be raised above the water, and she was surprised to find that the orca's skin felt so smooth and slippery. But she failed to gain any sort of footing on the snout of the large whale before he tossed her off. With a startled yelp, she flipped through the air, kicking out frantically. She landed on her side, sending up a small spray of water as her small body collided with the sea. Being stunned by the harsh landing and disoriented by flipping through the air, Aminita began to sink under the water before her scrambled mind could tell her to swim.

Ebony Sky

She saw Aminita begin to sink and she was one of the closest so she swims over and holds Aminita's head above water and begins to swim towards the shore.

Dream

..jewels keep watch on Ebony, the pup, and Kasna. Worried glance was given to Fresca. Should we help them? Thoughts rush to her mind before deciding against help for it may make matters worse..

Aminita

The pup came back to her senses soon enough, but not after she had inhaled a good amount of salt water. Suddenly coughing violently to expel the water from her lungs, Aminita began to kick out in an effort to swim. She soon realized that Ebony had a hold of her though and calmed down. After regaining her breath, she spoke out in an exasperated tone, "I didn't know how dangerous water could be! It's harder than it looks!" She says, referring to the fact that landing on it had knocked her out. "Whales are awfully strong." the pup added in with a more thoughtful voice.

Ebony Sky

Ebony nodded. Truthfully she was just glad that Aminita was safe and ok. She finally reached shore and set Aminita down and let her pink tongue loll out as she caught her breath by panting. Finally she closes her maw when she got enough of a breath and she sighs with relief. "Yes water is very dangerous. I wouldn't go that far out again if I were you." She said giving Aminita good advice.

Saileen, Dakar, & Jrayn

Saileen hadn't noticed what had happened because she couldn't turn her head back so far while she was in such shallow water. When Ebony brought the pup back to shore, the large whale gave a slight frown, "She doesn't know how to swim yet?"

Dakar did see what happened and realized that Jrayn was playing too rough. Before he could reach his older cousin, Jrayn reached Kasna.

The orca used his massive fluke this time and swung it up out of the water, directly under Kasna as the malamute swam out into the water. Because Kasna was larger than Aminita and because he couldn't swing his tail upwards that hard, he couldn't make the dog fly through the air like Aminita. But the blow was strong enough to at least lift Kasna up a ways and twirl him to the side.

Fresca & Kasna

Fresca was about to reply to Dream, but saw that Ebony had rescued the pup. She ran over to Ebony and Aminita, "Are you two alright?"

Kasna saw the orca under him and braced himself in head of time. The fluke struck him hard enough to knock the wind from his lungs, but he didn't fly through the air like Aminita. After kicking and struggling to regain his balance in the water, he began to swim for show again before Jrayn could try to flip him into the air again. "They play too rough!" He barked out as he paddled towards shore.

Aminita

The pup shakes her fur, sending water everywhere. "I'm alright. But..." she paused, happening to see Kasna get hit by Jrayn's tail, "...what about Kasna? I think they are playing too hard!"

Ebony Sky

She watches but she is glad to see Kansa is alright. Before Jryan would have a chance to do it again she yells. "Jyran that's way to ruff!" She says hoping he had heard her. She looks to Aminita for a moment then to Fresca and Dream.

Turret

The large hybrid sauntered down the shore of the bay while keeping his muzzle low to the ground to pick up scents. He was part of Danger's pack and had helped the Alley Pack during one of their fights in the Alleys. But he hadn't seen Danger or his pack for a while now and had taken up a loner life and roamed about getting revenge on a few wolves who had caused him harm in the past.

Now he had picked up on the Alley Pack's scent and come to see how they were fairing. He figured they wouldn't recognize him from the battle since it had happened a while ago. He hardly even carried the White River Mountain Range pack scent. As he approached the wolves, Turret dipped his head and hung his tail out loosely to show he meant well. "I don't suppose any of you know me?" he questioned boldly as he eyed Aminita. She bored the scent of the Lurkers, which confused Turret.

Saileen, Dakar, and Jrayn

Saileen understood what happened now, "Jrayn, stop what ever you're doing! You're aggravating the wolves."

Jrayn finally heard his sister and rose up out of the water, "Aggravating them? But... they wanted to jump!"

Saileen gave a sigh, "You're playing too rough with them. Remember how big you are!"

Jrayn rolled his eyes a bit and glided up to the shore as far as he dared. "Sorry about that." he said meekly to Aminita and Kasna.

Dakar came to shore as well, "You look kinda familiar." he piped up, looking at Ebony. Then his large eyes turned towards Fresca, "So do you. Weren't you two here when Dream was that one time? When my mom accidentally killed that one dog..." he trailed off, wondering if they knew what he was talking about.

Fresca & Kasna

It took a moment before Kasna realized who Turret was. He had helped them when they battled at the Shadow Lurkers abandoned house in the Alleys. "I remember you; a member of Danger's pack, right? What's your name?"

Fresca looked towards Dakar and gave a small nod, "I remember that. So, what's your mom's name?" She tried to change the subject quickly, because the dog that he was talking about being killed was Aminita's grandma.

Aminita

Aminita turned her questioning gaze to Kasna, "Did you say something about my pack?" Her voice was edged with some concern now. But when she heard Dakar speak, she padded over to him and, for the moment, forgot about what Kasna had said. "You killed a dog? Geez... you whales are awfully strong! Why did you kill a dog?"

Ebony Sky

She nodded remembering after she had knocked Sciila into the water Sciila had made a nasty remark to one of the whales which had sealed her fate. "I remember. It was Sci... I'm sorry no that couldn't have been the name." She realized she had almost slipped. Perhaps it was time they told Aminita who they were for she had a funny feeling if they didn't then when Aminita found out from her pack she might not be so fond of them anymore. She whispers this thought to Fresca then looks to Turret. She faintly remembered. "Aren't you from Dangers pack?"

Turret

Turret nodded, "Yes, but I haven't seen him or his pack for a while now. I'm Turret." he turned his eyes to Aminita for a moment before looking back to Ebony. Talking in a lower voice, he replied, "She's from the Lurkers' pack, right? She carries their scent." He only assumed that they had captured her somehow, or that she had been separated from her pack.

Ebony Sky

She nods and listens to him. "Yes she is. She was alone in the alleys when I was let's just say snooping and then I had a plan. If she becomes are friend then maybe in fights she wont attack us but of course she doesn't know that were the lurkers enemies for we haven't mention it or that we know which pack she's from. She's very sweet though." She whispers for only Turret to hear. She liked Aminita for she was cute and sweet even if she was from the lurkers.

Dream

Minx held back a bitter sneer for she despised all Lurkers. Instead a fake smile crossed her maw. Orcs glance over to Fresca before back to Ebony and the other pup.

Fresca & Kasna

Fresca gave a light sigh, but knew it would be better if they told Aminita now. "Aminita, I need to tell you something." the alpha dog said in a most kind voice as she could make, "I don't know if you parents told you yet... but they are in a complicated feud with... well... our pack." She paused a moment than hurried on, "We went to be friends with you though; we really do like you."

Kasna padded over then after thoroughly shaking out his fur. He waited anxiously for the pup's response. Kasna hoped that she wouldn't run from them or something.

Hydras, Narsia, & Skeil

Traveling downwind because she feared an ambush, the alpha had already picked up the scent of the Alley pack as well as Aminita. Using her tail and ears as silent signals, she ordered her pack to keep silent and stay behind her; but close. She circled wide around the Alley pack and the others while keeping hidden within short cedar trees farther up past the shoreline. She could just see Aminita and the others from where she was, and she doubted they could see her. She wasn't about to confront the group until the rest of her pack showed up. That, she knew, would be a foolish move.

Narsia stood beside her sister, waiting intently for instructions. Her eyes were fixed on Aminita, making sure the pup wasn't harmed.

Skeil stood beside Narsia with narrowed eyes. Her hackles were raised.

Dream

..Nassal passages carefully inspect the air. Is it just my imagination or do I smell more Lurkers? Low growl emitted her maw..

Ninaki & Aminita

Ninaki followed after Hydras and his mate. Standing beside Narsia, he looked out at his enemies and his pup. He held back a snarl. He was too far away to hear just what they were saying.

Aminita frowned a moment, for once at a loss of words. She looked from Ebony to Fresca, then to Dream and Kasna. Her eyes came back to Fresca and now possessed a saddened look, "I don't wanna be enemies! I wanna be friends..." she trailed off, looking down at the rocks. "Why is my pack enemies with yours? We can all be friends, can't we?" she looked up in almost a pleading way at Fresca.

Kiarra

She fallowed up behind the others quietly. Her eyes were fixed on the Alley pack and Aminita. She raised her hackles but didn't snarl so that they didn't here her..

Saileen, Dakar, & Jrayn

The three orcas were all silent, listening to what was being said. They had all heard about the Lurker and Alley packs from their parents, but didn't really know much about it besides that a fight had taken place here a while ago. They were interested to see where this would end up.

Turret

He nodded to Ebony's explanation, then listened to Fresca speak. He cast his eyes down a moment when he heard Aminita's reply. He was relieved to hear that she wasn't angry at them, but it didn't help that she was know upset about it.

Ebony Sky

She was glad to hear Aminita was not angry. She sighed though. "Aminita it's not that easy. I don't mean to sound mean hut your pack took our land from us and well killed Steel... He was very dear to us and was Fresca mate and the alpha male and like a father to me." Ebony says. She then suddenly had a strange feeling that they were being watched.

Demon

He slipped in unnoticed and padded over by Hydras. He waited for orders.

Hydras, Narisa, & Skeil

Hydras looks from her pack to the enemies. There were six on her side and five of her enemies, as well as Mystic Black, whom she didn't know. "We'll approach them first and see just what's going on." the alpha whispered in a low tone so only her pack could hear, "We can't attack them right away because I'm sure they'll hold Aminita hostage. After we get her back, we'll just have to see how things go." Finishing her quick speech, she motioned for her pack to follow her. Hydras stepped out of hiding and boldly approached the Alley pack. Her tail was raised and her eyes narrowed, "What's going on here?"

Narsia bared her fangs, snarling lightly, "You had better not have injured my young one." her eyes glanced a moment towards her daughter, and just for that moment, they retained their motherly tone. She wanted to rush forward and retrieve her daughter, but figured she'd get attacked or they capture her pup.

Skeil stood beside Narsia, snarling as well.

Fresca & Kasna

Fresca raised her tail as well as she whirled around to face her enemies. "We didn't harm her at all! We're just visiting the orcas." She replied warily. She didn't want to sound too fierce around Aminita, fearing to lose the pup's trust.

Kasna bristled his fur a bit, ready to defend his pack and friends, "We've done nothing wrong; she came with us on her own accord."

Kiarra

Kiarra fallowed, her fur was raised and she raised her hackles a bit, but she didn't attack. She gave a quick glance to Aminita, hoping she would come with them were she was safe...

Dream

..Maw reveals her ivories in a bitter snarl directed to Hydras and the Lurkers. Demented seekers narrow, low growl emitted from her chords in hatred..

Ninaki & Aminita

Ninaki stood beside his mate, growling lightly at his enemies, but not speaking.

Aminita saw her pack and was overjoyed to see them again. She rushed past Ebony, Fresca, and the others and bounced around before her mother, "Mom, I missed you!" she squeaked out, wagging her tail and looking up adoringly into her mother's eyes. Then she pranced over to her father and nuzzled him, "You too!" Now her shining eyes searched over the faced of the rest of her pack members that were there; Kiarra, Demon, Skeil, Hydras. Her wagging tail began to slow down, and her pleased expression began to fade away, "Please don't hurt them; they're my friends! They took me to see the whales!" Aminita piped up in a pleading voice, speaking of the Alley pack and their allies.

Turret

Raising his tail out straight behind him, the dog flashed his fangs and gave a deep growl to the Lurkers. His white hackles and ruff were raised high.

Demon

He stepped forward by Hydras and Kiarra snarling slightly waiting to see what Hydras would order. "Do you think they brainwashed her?" He asked Hydras in a low whisper.

Ebony Sky

She snarled when she saw Hydras and the others. She made no move to attack for she wasn't going to start this fight if there would be one.

Dream

..Ebony pelt was ruffled in deep anger. Orcs stare them dead on. Was this to be another fight?..

Hydras, Narsia, & Skeil

While keeping her eyes on the enemies, she replied to Demon in a whispering tone, "She seems to have taking a liking to them; no doubt they probably tried to brainwash her. But we can fix that, I'm sure." Once Aminita was safely on their side again, Hydras took a few steps closer to the Alley back, and was followed by Skeil and Narsia. "Now, you wouldn't want to fight in front of Aminita, would you? I suggest you leave right now." Her tone was full of dominance as her piercing eyes darted from enemy to enemy. She would force them to leave before she did; just as a display of superiority.

Kiarra

Kiarra fallowed behind them, her hackles where raised and her fur was bristled...

Fresca & Kasna

Fresca glared straight back into the eyes of Hydras, "We were here first. You've got what you came for, so be happy. And if there is any fighting, know that we won't be the ones that start it." Fresca announced as she narrowed her eyes and lowered her voice to emphasize her meaning. She didn't want to look bad in Aminita's eyes right now.

Kasna turned his fierce blue eyes from each member of the Shadow Lurkers pack, but said nothing.

Ebony Sky

She snarled and nodded in agreement with Fresca. She looked to Aminita. "Aminita just remember who your friends are." She says in a friendly voice to Aminita then resumes snarling at the other SLP members.

Dream

Snarl continued before chords hiss the words off her tongue. I'm not going to waste my breath on the likings of your pack.

Ninaki & Aminita

Ninaki had to back up his alpha's wishes, so he advanced in the line with the others, staying beside his mate. "Lets just end this on as good of a note as we can." he spoke in a strained voice, just wishing one side or the other would back down; right now, he didn't really care. He was just glad to have his daughter back safely.

Aminita sat back on her haunches then, torn between both sides. She hadn't been with the Alley pack for very long, but then her trust was rather easy to win. She was very open-minded as well. The pup began to howl then, feeling frustrated and helpless in the situation.

Saileen, Dakar, & Jrayn

Saileen watched the two packs and the growing tension, "Why don't you both just leave." she suggested, "Then there would be no further reason to quarrel, right?"

Dakar slid back into the water a ways, "Come on sis, the tide is going down now." he informed her as he glided out into deep water.

Jrayn, the largest of the three, didn't heed the warning much. "We've got a few minutes to stay this close to shore. I wanna see what happens."

Hydras, Narsia, & Skeil

Hydras advanced forward, taking advantage of the fact that Fresca said she wouldn't fight first. The alpha didn't stop until she was less than a foot from Fresca; if the she-dog hadn't backed off by then. Speaking in a low tone so that Aminita couldn't hear, the alpha replied harshly, "We outnumber you, Fresca. It doesn't really matter who starts what because I'm sure Aminita will defend her parents if worse comes to worse. It will be your loss in the end."

Narsia broke her rank in the front line for a moment to pad over to her daughter. Speaking in a soothing voice, she nuzzled Aminita, "Don't worry, everything will be alright. That pack just tried to trick you... they would kill you if they knew they didn't have us to deal with." She lied, only somewhat. She never trusted the intentions of the Alley pack, so she didn't have much reason to believe that they really wanted to be Aminita's friend.

Skeil moved forward with her alpha, ready and waiting to attack, or do whatever Hydras commanded.

Ebony Sky

She snarled then looked to Aminita. "Your welcome to stay with us if you wish." She offered to Aminita. "We could show you allot of exciting places." She said knowing the pup loved to explore and see new things. She was fond of the little pup but hated the fact that Aminita's pack was the slp and if Aminita did come with them it lessened the chance greatly that shed attack them when she got older which was part of Ebony's plan. Her friendly voice vanished once more as she continued growling at the slp.

Demon

He advanced when the others did baring his ivories. He was ready to fight if it came down to it.

Ninaki & Aminita

Aminita quite her howling and looked towards Ebony. She loved her parents, but life in the Alleys was hard. She and her siblings went hungry more often than not during the winter. Besides the hunting trip, they hadn't gone exploring anywhere. The pup rolled some thoughts about in her troubled mind. She looked up at her mom and dad, then nuzzled them both. Without saying anything, she scampered over to the Alley pack and stood beside Ebony and Fresca. With her ears down, she looked away from the Shadow Lurkers, feeling shameful. But life with the Alley pack seemed more promising and exciting.

Ninaki gave a sharp bark, "Aminita! Come back!" he pleaded, eyes wide. He was completely caught off guard by her rash actions.

Ebony Sky

She smiled and gave Aminita a small nuzzle then sent a glare towards Hydras for she had heard her before. "What were you saying." Ebony said to Hydras hoping to make her speechless. She then looked back to Aminita. "Don’t worry you’ll be safe with us." She said to reassure the pup.

Turret

Turret stepped forward and bristled his fur higher. Relieved that Aminita had joined their side, he wasn't so hesitant to provoke the Lurkers. "It looks like you just lost what you came for." he said in a low tone to Hydras so that Aminita didn't hear; he didn't want to upset her in anyway.

Ebony Sky

She smiled and looked to Turret. "Will you be staying with us for awhile since Danger... I mean since your taking a break from the pack." She says. She didn't want to let the lurkers know that their allies had sorta vanished.

Turret

He nodded to Ebony, relieved she had asked him. He was secretly waiting for an invitation to join their pack. He didn't like traveling alone, especially now that his half brother was out trying to kill him.

Ebony Sky

She nodded glad Turret was staying with them. They were low on numbers anyway for it had been only Fresca, Kansa, Dream, and herself but now Turret and Aminita made good additions. And she was good friends with Turret as was the rest of the pack.

Hydras, Narsia, & Skeil

Hydras was indeed speechless now. With her mouth agape a bit, she turned her questioning eyes from Demon to Aminita's parents. Now she wasn't so sure if attacking would be that wise. She looked to see what the rest of her pack's response was to the situation.

Skeil was startled, but was ready for anything.

Narsia was quite heart-broken by the sudden turn of events, "Aminita! Why? Come back to us, please!" she pleaded.

Demon

He was shocked as well but tried not to show it. "Aminita that's a foolish choice. They are but are enemies and are brainwashing you!" He yelled to her with a bit of pleading in his voice but most of it was more questioning. He then looked to Hydras when she looked to him. "Attacking might not be best for Aminita might get the wrong view of us. It would be good if we could provoke the alley pack to attack. Then Aminita might not think so highly if they attack first and come back. Or a more rash choice might be to pick her up and flee." He whispered to Hydras hoping his advice helped.

Ebony Sky

She looked to Aminita. "Don't listen to Demon. Were not brainwashing you. Were just being your good friends and beside after this we could get you some food or go exploring." She said to Aminita staying close to her incase one of the lurkers rushed to retrieve Aminita.

Hydras, Narsia, & Skeil

She gave a small nod to Demon, "Maybe we can get her back by snatching her away from them like you said." Now talking in a quieted voice so that only her pack could hear, she told them a brief plan, "Demon, Narsia, Ninaki, and I can rush them, but not attack. Skeil, since your the smallest, you can rush past everyone and retrieve Aminita."

Narsia nodded, getting ready if the others agreed to it.

Skeil was ready too.

Ebony Sky

She couldn't make out what they were saying but she had a feeling it wasn't good. She looked to Aminita. "Where do you want to go exploring after this?" She asked.

Demon

He nodded and waited for Hydras to give the cue to rush the alley pack.

Ninaki & Aminita

Ninaki poised himself to rush the enemies, and to defend himself if needed.

Aminita looked up to Ebony, "Can we go to the Ashen Domes? Or.. or the Rothas park?" she glanced to her pack now, then to Ebony again. She tried to ignore her parents, but it was hard. She felt bad about leaving them still.

Ebony Sky

She smiled warmly at Aminita but still watched the Lurkers by glancing at them occasionally. "Sure wherever you want." She said and nuzzled Aminita. She sat close by her. "And are you hungry for I am sure we can find food while exploring."

Hydras, Narsia, & Skeil

She gave the signal and charged forward with Narsia to one side. They barked and growled as the rushed, trying to startle the Alley pack and catch them off guard.

Skeil dove past Fresca & Kasna and tried to reach Aminita to grab her carefully but swiftly by the scruff...

Demon

He rushed forth at the signal and fake snapped at Turret a few times.