Bantering back and forth was futile, a waste of energy for both parties. Panic inundated the poor thing, and Okomi knew that he didn't assuage the situation. In a sense, she was right--he didn't know exactly<i>how much</i>she suffered. That was the thing though. He had every good intention to help, in wanting to gain and explore her mind to visualize and find out exactly who these miscreants were that traumatized her. It was difficult at the present moment for Holly to open up since it seemed like she was being chastised from both sides. Okami had hoped that she would agree to his suggestion, but now he understood that he needed to earn her trust. Things weren't going to magically change overnight. Talk about a backlash of a guilt trip. He knew better than to frighten a weakened wolf.<br/><br/>Okomi didn't forget about Holly's injury. He wasn't the type of person to enjoy others' afflictions. If he had the proper herbs and ointments, he would have taken out that stubborn thorn in a heartbeat, but right now there wasn't any way to disinfect the wound. However, they weren't far; his nose was keen, and based on Freya's pacing, their destination was right around the corner.<br/><br/>Soon enough, fatigue took to Holly; her pretty face nestled into the Arapaho. Dark eyes briefly glanced downward and acknowledged her weary form, appreciating the fact that her pride was put on pause. He continued to hold her in a firm, protective embrace, never letting go. Unfortunately, due to the recent misunderstanding, it was going to take more time to get through to her, which seemed fine for now, but little did they know, time would be working against them. Okagi's territory was spreading almost like wildfire, which left Holly's territory open season for them. Okami wondered whether they were on the move already, but he didn't want to jump to conclusions just yet. He had to first meet with Holly's alpha, and claim his loyalty to the pack if they allowed it. His aim was to notify the unfamiliar pack about their safety and work together to bring down that good for nothing son-of-a-bitch, Okagi.<br/><div style="text-align: center"><br/>
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</div></div><br/>As evening fell, the sun's rays failed to highlight the uncommon structure of the Southern-style plantation manor, but from what he could make out of the place, the Arapaho was impressed. He saw that Freya was having trouble getting the front gate to open; he took a few, long strides without waking Holly up to further help the woman who had just come out from the plantation home. He regarded her and was humbled by her welcoming gesture.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#b35900">"Thank you, I hope to become a friend,"</span>he said, softening his complexion as he followed the two females inside.<br/><br/>He could already sense in his bones that these were good people. He raised his defined, dark brown eyebrows, in slight astonishment to know that he would have a room for the night.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#b35900"><i>They're too trusting</i>,</span>he thought. Then, he remembered that Griff and Tris didn't return from their assignment. Hearing their testimonials would further validate that they trusted the rogue wolf and would proceed with some kind of initiation to stay with them.<br/><br/>Both Okomi and the sleeping Holly were greeted with great warmth. He wanted to make sure she was comfortable and settled in first. Their top priority was to take care of their own, and Okomi was ready to step in if she needed proper healing, but he didn't wish to step on people's toes. He would have patience and be on standby just in case.<br/><br/><div style="text-align: center">**********************************************​</div><br/>About fifteen miles away,<a class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=http%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2Fd966bd99215598f185f25dd784d2b27f%2Ftumblr_mgp4viFhc01qcn5f3o1_500.jpg&amp;hash=f6609a6e6dc603c75e7263705bd31ea2" href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d966bd99215598f185f25dd784d2b27f/tumblr_mgp4viFhc01qcn5f3o1_500.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">a smokey silhouette</a>of fur was under close watch, patrolling Okagi's outermost boundaries. Most of the pack had dispersed into various areas, but Okagi's very own Beta was alone and was well trained in combat and had little to fear. The silvery wolf's nose picked up the faintest scent of two outsiders coming from the south.<i>Oh boy...toys for me to play with</i>,<a class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=http%3A%2F%2F68.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m91rq3K7Sw1rztto9o1_1280.jpg&amp;hash=8e06acea2e1033bd6462fc51183702dc" href="http://68.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m91rq3K7Sw1rztto9o1_1280.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Blair</a>thought as a wicked snarl followed after. She then sounded the alarm with a low howl that reverberated a few miles within her range and took off in pursuit. At first, she loped and then gained speed, padding quickly and effortlessly through the soft snow. She had the route memorized and was confident that she would have them in her sights.<br/><br/>At age twenty, the androgynous second-in-command had earned her spot shortly after Okomi got the boot. She originally trained under him, but Okomi found out that her methods aligned perfectly with Okagi, which explained why they made such a torturous pair. She enjoyed the bloodlust and killing for sport, which was why she was selected as Beta. She wasn't the strongest one of the bunch, but she was relentless and proved herself to Okagi that she would follow him toward the path of corruption and mayhem. In return, she desired to be by his side, enjoy her power and claim stake to as many territories as possible. "Let the strong live on," was their motto. Weakness was not tolerated. All of their older and weaker wolves were more or less their own personal slaves. Blair claimed at least three, but of course, they only fucked in human form. Okagi was amused and was pleased with his choosing. She had risen to his expectations for the past four months. By the next full moon, they were due for a mating ritual.<br/><br/>Blair received a couple of howls in response to her signal. There were two lower-ranked wolves within the area and they automatically assumed the position to track the unwelcomed ones.They raced up ahead and were excited to challenge their adversaries.<a class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2F564x%2Fdb%2F09%2Fba%2Fdb09ba1f08cb34a070a07b2f7e67a721.jpg&amp;hash=e99319235c38b0264ef9572700e097fa" href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/db/09/ba/db09ba1f08cb34a070a07b2f7e67a721.jpg" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank">Piper and Paul.</a>The twins were just shy of seventeen and had each others' backs and were trained to kill without a blink of the eye.<br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ff99cc">"Wooooweee, brother, can you smell them? Don't you just want to rip their throats out!?"</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf"> barked Piper.</span><br/><br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#808080">"You bet, sis! Bet I can get there first before you can!" </span>Paul exclaimed in telepathic connection.<br/><br/>While Griff and Tris had time, they had the opportunity to go back and warn their pack, that they were not alone, and that their territory lines were in the possible crossfire. Holly's pack members had to be smart and had to evade capture at all costs. Otherwise, the Okagi wolves wouldn't think twice to paint their wolf pelts in a glorious red and drag their carcasses back to their enemy's doorsteps without any shame whatsoever.