Lyfe had a plan--to circuit through the woods---push his muscles to the brink--and force Corey into a state of exhaustion before bringing him home. It was a brilliant plan in his opinion. Until it wasn't. He'd been running for an hour maybe. And was just starting to feel his muscles burning when he heard a scream. If it had been anyone else; any human; or supernatural creature besides Raelyn he wouldn't have changed coursed--but he knew her voice. Knew what she sounded like when she was in pain. Lyfe saw the birds scatter in the distance--edging away from whatever danger was pursuing her; and he couldn't help the way his body reacted. He skidded nails, and paws digging into the ground to slow his momentum and veered right.<br/><br/>Changing direction with such sharpness he heard Corey collide into something behind him<br/><br/>"Lyfe what the hell?"<br/><br/>The words were a growl; one he couldn't bother to respond too. His paws were an indistinguishable blur against the ground--moving with such desperation he could hear Corey calling for him to wait--but he couldn't--Cuz Raelyn was in pain. Her scream was still ringing in his ears. The boy would have to track him down by smell. When he finally arrived in the clearing where Rae was in his line of sight he felt something uncoil in his chest until he saw she was on the ground. Bent in a way that couldn't be comfortable and her sister--Anna was holding a hot poker; clearly the one he needed to contend with.<br/><br/>He didn't shift to ask what happened.<br/><br/>He couldn't fathom why Anna would attack Rae. What would drive her to such betrayal.<br/><br/>He didn't particularly give a fuck in that moment. Without so much as a warning growl, he surged forward. Paws eating up the distance between him and Rae's attacker. HIs muscles coiled beneath his pelt and he leapt at Anna--colliding with her so forcefully they both hit the ground in a tangle of limbs. He made certain the Poker was in his mouth as he fell. His teeth sank into the metal snapping it in half; and it took a moment for him to regain his footing. Anna was fumbling too--grasping at what she could--to regain her bearings. He didn't let her move more than an inch. He stood over her on all fours, hackles raised---eyes dark with fury. A snarl rumbled from deep in the caverns of his throat, teeth inches from her exposed neck.<br/><br/>He could rip her jugular out before she cast a spell--and they both knew it--but he didn't move.<br/><br/><br/>Yet.<br/><br/>He was waiting for Rae. For some signal from her--because this was still her sister.<br/><br/>Corey arrived just in time to see the scene unfolding in front of him and the smaller wolf stood frozen--eyes wide as he tried to comprehend what Lyfe was doing.