eferhilda 11-27-2008 07:26 PM<br/>Shey was smiling down at Jack as he answered her in that humorous way of his, "Don't worry about all of that you need to save your strength." she spoke softly to him as tears of relief filled her eyes. A movement to the side of her where she had left Brian to tend to Jack made her turn tensing in preparation for another fight that she would probably not be able to survive. Though as she saw Brian sit up and move about under his own power she smiles as she relaxes, glad to see him moving on his own. As he proceeded to empty his stomach she was torn between comforting him and staying at Jack's side, deciding in the end to stay with Jack though she kept an eye on Brian as he moved closer. "We are going to get you an ambulance to the hospital and before you know it you will be chasing me in the woods once more." she says talking to Jack mostly to calm and comfort herself then him, giving herself something to focus on other then the pain she could feel coming from him.<br/><br/>Brian was closer now as she turned to look at him once more, only her eyes opened wide in shock as she saw him holding a gun now.....<br/><br/>The gun came up. â€œIâ€™m sorryâ€¦â€ He said quietly. A shot rang out and echoed through the city louder than any before it.<br/><br/>"No...no....no...no." she began to mutter over and over again as she ran to him her mind not registering what had just happened. Getting to his body she fell to her knees her eyes telling her it was too late but her mind being unable to accept it. "No....Brian......Brian.....Get up Brian....Brian...." her hands reached out and touched his shoulder, making his head roll to the side his lifeless eyes staring up at her. "NOOOOOOO!!!!" she cried out, the pain and anguish in her scream turning into a howl as she fell over his body pulling him to her, her mind having gone somewhere else as it tried to deal with the shock and mental anguish. Just as she was in the process of shaking his corpse to try and make him breath again her pack arrived materializing from the shadows. They stood there around her in a small circle unsure of what to do as they gazed upon their usually strong and seemly unshakable alpha an utter mess over the body of Brian. That moment of uncertainty was about to cause the pack to break apart as they were already teetering with the uncertainty of their future. Ethon, Shey's second in command stepped up as he felt the bonds of the pack begin to loosed. "Bear pick up Sheyera and take her to her apartment, she needs a moment to collect herself." A large brown skinned man with a bald head and a hard look in his surprising light brown eyes, nodded as he stepped forward and picked up the sobbing alpha cradling her in his massive arms like she was nothing but a child. As the man turned to leave Ethon laid a hand on his shoulder, "Make sure you are not followed. All of this destruction and chaos is liable to draw some unwanted attention." Bear nodded and continued walking away, Shey now mumbling over and over again something about she how she had saved him and he could not be dead.<br/><br/>Ethon turned his green eyes back to the scene at hand, "Lexy and Ira take care of the bodies. Ensure you gather all of them leaving no evidence and take them back to the forest for proper burial." A young man and woman stepped forward with matching blue eye and sandy blond hair, seeming to be twins. The pair went to work doing as Ethon ordered though it was a hard job to collect the dead bodies of former packmates and friends, still the did as he told without complaints. Looking to the rest of the pack, "Spread out and check the area. I want all survailence equipment is located and destroyed, we need to do some damage control with this one." they nodded and disappeared to do as he asked.<br/><br/>Sighing as he covers his face with his hands, exhaling a deep breath before he went over to Jack's body. He did not particularly like Jack thinking that he was not good enough for Shey, still he would not leave the man here to suffer and die from his wounds. If for nothing else then for his own love for Shey, he squats down beside the broken man and sighs "Well it looks like I'm going to be your escort to the hospital while Shey is away getting herself together." he offered a weak smile before he stood pulling out his cell phone he called 911 asking for an ambulance immediately, because a man got caught in the explosion at the church and was through into a building. By the time the ambulance arrived, the pack had done their work and were gone back safely hidden in the woods once more. When asked his relation to Jack as they raced away to the hospital Ethon smiled softly, "He is my brother in-law." is all he says as he sits in the back of he ambulance with the EMT's as they stabilized Jack and raced him to the emergency room of the hospital, though they were all optomistic that he was going to recover it was just going to take sometime. Later Ethon stood in the wind of Jack's hospital room looking out over the city as he listened to the steady beeping of the monitors, wondering if he was witnessing the beginning of a hell on earth.<br/><br/>Forgotten Wolf 11-27-2008 09:00 PM<br/>Dherris stood stunned at Cutraâ€™s suddenly and almost violent reaction to Rowan. The way he looked at Dherris for a second made Dherris nervous at what he might be planning. He knew a mage of his caliber could easily rewrite a personâ€™s mind, personalityâ€¦. Everything that made up the person. Dherris couldnâ€™t only produce a moderate mental shield (he was unusually strong in Mind magic for a Thyrsus mage) to protect himself and others but the archmage could easily batter through it.<br/><br/>Cutraâ€™s breakdown startled him even more and at first he thought Rowan had retaliated against her with some mental attack, but Dherris saw no such thing with his Mind magic to suggest that. Now it was Dherrisâ€™ turn to step up and hug her whether she wanted it or not. He didnâ€™t have anything to sayâ€¦ He wasnâ€™t sure there was anything really that could be said. So instead he was her shoulder or chest to cry on and a solid anchor for he to clinging to as she tried to pull herself together. Dherris wasnâ€™t paying attention to Rowan anymore, his concern completely directed to Cutra at that very moment.<br/><br/>Ladypuppet 11-27-2008 09:30 PM<br/>*Cutra looked and clinged to his shirt her head was in the crook of his neck as her body gave another volient shudder. Almost like she was cold even freezing but the room was filled with a comfortable warmth. She felt Dherris warm his arms around her, she felt safe, and content like nothing to harm her. She whimmpered soflty to herself as she looked up at him and tilted her head up her face red and tear stained the tears had stopped but the pain still remain deep in her heart she had no clue why it had suddenly flared up like flames burning and licking at the soles of ones feet.* "Dherris, Thank you." *She whispered out to him she could only think what Rowan though of her now.*<br/><br/>Nebb 11-29-2008 12:25 AM<br/>Rowan for one of the few times in his life was speechless. He half expected Dherris to intervene a lot sooner, but seeing Lady Cutra break down in front of him did send a wave of emotion through him. He was not very comfortable displaying emotion, and when you had to guard your secrets as close to you as the Mastigos do, then displaying them was assuredly a sign of weakness. Lady Cutra, however, had a lot on her mind it seemed, so Rowan forgave her the outburst. As much as emotion tugged at his heart, the Prince was about to arrive, and they didnâ€™t have the convenience of having this conversation.<br/><br/>â€œLady Cutra, Dherris. The next move is yours.â€ He said softly, his voice just above a whisper. â€œMy only concern right now is the Princeâ€™s reaction to seeing you Dherris. My offer still stands, however, if you wish to accept it.â€<br/>Rowan turned to leave. He needed to find Xavier and ensure that the protection wards had been cast to prevent anything similar to that which occurred at the Elysium. Also he wanted escape routes determined beforehand. He had very little information to go on regarding the new threat, and he already had his contacts working on it. They have until now however, uncovered very littleâ€¦<br/><br/>braioch8201 11-29-2008 01:36 AM<br/>Enoch smirked inwardly at the woman's speech, he turned his gaze slightly towards the restless Memnoch.<br/><br/>Memnoch turned with a dark smile on his face, "Is that so?" he spoke, his voice drawing out like silk.<br/><br/>Enoch's eyes widened slightly, he knew that tone all too well, "Memnoch..."<br/><br/>Memnoch waved half-heartedly at him in dismissal, "no, if she wishes to serve than she needs to prove herself worthy of being able to fight in your name Enoch."<br/><br/>Enoch sighed, at this point he knew there was no arguing with the "man," he apparently had been starved of a fight for too long, but this was not the time nor the place for such behavior.<br/><br/>"Memnoch, I cannot-"<br/><br/>Before he could even finish the sentence Memnoch was off in a flash, his claws raised, slashing towards her with fierce strength.