The reaction had to be quick. The gun to his neck was not a feeling that he placed much trust in staying the same. Christian knew not what the hunter would do. When the talk over the radio came, Christian and the others perked their ears up equally. They were close but the way that the woods carried the noise through the many trees that surrounded them. It was almost impossible to get a direct read on where the hunters were exactly. But he got his answer. She would not let up. Not even if it cost her the lives of the hunters that placed it into her hands. "And they call us the animals." Christian was quick. He jabbed the center of the gun in the direction of the shooter. The gun fired almost instantly,but so did the guns of the other shooters. They had been a short run away and had a vantage point to shoot down from. The gun man shot widely while Christian dropped to the ground and began to run through the trees. A couple steps in the snapping of bones and muscles began to take shape. As his form changed,the forms of his companions had turned and were making headway in front of him. A loud howl was released as the dark wolf weaved in between trees and holes through shrubbery made by the wolves that paved the way for him.<br/><br/>The sounds of bullets and cries from the soldiers that were held hostage at one point were heard. Two were killed. Three were mortally wounded. Bleeding from stray bullet fire in the attempt to hit the wolves that wanted nothing more than to leave. For a half hour they ran. Halfway through the run,rage began to fill Christian's mind and soon that rage began to lead him further and further ahead of his pack. The half an hour came to a stop and the group ran into a lake. This lake was familiar. The wolves began to turn back and it was almost impossible to know for sure how far they had ran,but at the very least the direction that the wolves generally lead Christian for most of the run was into friendly territory. They would have been about ten minutes from their base of operations should Christian have continued to let them lead him,but the others refused to turn the leader away from his desires. Now they were about an hours walk away and a quick swim through the lake to get home. Christian did not hesitate to jump in the moment he had turned back into his more civil form. Being completely naked and the water being freezing cold did not deter him from continuing. He jumped in and of course the rest of his companions followed. For another half hour the four swam across the water. This would at least stop whatever tracks the group had created when rushing through the wilderness. That woman...The one over the intercom. She was not like any hunter Christian had ever faced before. He knew the calloused behavior but not the means or the weaponry.<br/><br/>When the group of wolves came across on the other side there was a moment where Christian decided to rest. The moment his body hit the grass away from the shore he let his body drop heavily against it and truly let his muscles relax from the stress of the past hour. Hatu joined him and sat his side while the two women looked on to the men. While Hatu wore a look of confusion, Christian almost seemed lost in his thoughts. So distracted in the thoughts of the hunters that it would even cause wonder of his ability to lead at this very moment. He seemed driven by something other than survival at this point and that had the potential of being dangerous if allowed to grow. "We are an hour...an hour and a half away from the base, Christian. What are we going to do?" Hatu wanted to break the silence. Christian said nothing while his chest continued to heave up and down as he caught his breath. "Christian? Listen. We can't do this now. We need to go." Christian was unmoving. His mind was nowhere specific. In reality he knew he needed to continue forward,but his body told him that this small window was needed to rest before they would continue the rest on foot. Finding the words were easy enough,but his mind kept wandering to the gun fight. Before and after the mystery woman found them. Someone set up an ambush on him and the most prized warriors of the Rogue Wolves. Something was not right. Christian was surprised Yssa was not besides herself yet considering they ran instead of fighting. She always needed to make a comment when retreat was the only option.