<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'"><span style="font-size: 26px"><b><u><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(136, 80, 213)">Preston</span></u></b></span></span><br/><br/>Preston had made it to the kitchen where he found his best friend and Alpha.  When he had entered, the kids had gotten silent for only a few seconds before he made a face at them and they started laughing again.  "You know what the alpha loves best pups?"  He asks, smirking at Cy over his coffee cup.  "Dog piles."  He can see the moment the kids, and Cy both get it as the pups are content to crawl all over and on top of their alpha eagerly.<br/><br/>Preston is laughing when Luna comes in and he bows his head in respect, though he's still grinning at Cy being mauled by kids.  The kids seem to quickly notice Victoria as well and Preston is about to tell the kids she loves dog piles too until she catches the pissed-off look she throws at him.  His mouth snaps shut and he looks down a bit sheepish, and quickly fills up his coffee mug.<br/><br/>Luckily, when Victoria focused on them again, her attention was on Cy, even if he did hear her ask why he was in the kitchen and Jaymus wasn't.  The things he did for his mate.  He'd explain to her later, she'd be happy that they had a dinner date instead.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(255, 102, 255)"><b><u><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="font-family: 'Lobster Two'">Mika</span></span></u></b></span><br/><br/>She was hurting, but her master spoke to her intimately in a way only she could hear.  It was a voice she obeyed, like she would an alpha,<i>her </i>alpha, but seeing as he died over fifteen years ago,  she was stuck with whoever was guiding her.  The promise of pack weighed heavily on her mind.<br/><br/>She wandered the edge of the territory and with the guidance of her...benefactor, she quickly trailed close enough to track the alpha and luna.  When the two parted ways, she was guided to follow<i>her </i>and Mika did so eagerly.  Once she was certain the luna and her were far from the alpha, that voice caressed her mind again with the promise of blood.<br/><br/><i><b>"Now..."</b></i><br/><br/>Mika bolted into the Blue Moon pack's territory and within a few seconds, she came across two scouts.  It was obvious they had picked up her scent already, knowing something was off.  They were trained well, which immediately put her on guard as she attacked the two of them.  She had been trained well too and it showed in the way she had incapacitated them before they could call for help.  She had no time to indulge in these kills.  She was after one thing only.<br/><br/>She caught up to the white wolf eagerly and though she expected a weakling, she wasn't ready for what was in store.  The Luna knew how to fight, and it wasn't long before the two women were circling each other with Mika defending as best as she could against the dominance and onslaught from the Luna.  She doesn't have enough time for games, though she can't get an opening on the Luna.  The Luna fights dirty, something she's not expecting from a Luna.<br/><br/>Finally.  There!  Her opening!<br/><br/>She lunges, only to have something hard slam into her and send her to the ground.<br/><br/><b><u><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(136, 80, 213)">Preston</span></span></span></u></b><br/><br/>Preston wanted to make this security system work for Jay.  He wanted him to be safe when he was patrolling, and he wanted those he cared for and trained to be safe as well.  He was excited to show him and was looking through the monitors when he saw it.  A grey and white blur bolting through the edge of the trees that marked their territory.  He saw the counts follow it and when he moved to the next camera, he caught sight of the grey and white wolf, but no scouts.  He was already standing, ready to run when he saw it attack the Luna.<br/><br/>Four paws hit the ground instead of two feet and the village passes by as Preston races into the trees.  He has no doubt the Luna could handle herself, she kept Cy and Jaymus in line after all, and even managed to make Preston tuck his tail between his legs and cower at times, but there was no hesitation in slamming into the smaller wolf and knocking it far away from the Luna.  Blue eyes searched over his shoulder, searching the white wolf for any injuries.  A low growl from the grey wolf had him turning and as it took off, Preston ran after it.