Merek sat in the throne room thinking of his mate when his beta Zane came in walking into the room with the same grim look on his face that he always had. Zane was noticeably older than Merek, but he was his longtime friend and the perfect beta for such a passive king. But many were upset that he was not of royal blood, which caused problems initially, and very recently had boiled over. "Another group was beaten by their patrols, however there are still no casualties. This is getting out of hand, If I may speak openly I have one suggestion my king." Merek was in no mood for Zane and his bloodthirsty ways, nor was he pleased about the situation in its entirety. All he wanted was to be with Evence, but she had made it clear that that would not happen. "No Zane, I will not have you murdering theirs when they have never done the same to any of ours. At least not as long as I can hold off, but trust me when I say that I have not forgotten your talents." Merek thought back to when he first met Zane out in the wilderness many years ago. It had been long ago and a very snowy night at that.<br/><br/>-----------<br/>Merek had became fascinated with hunting and sneaked out while his father was in a meeting with some omegas and his beta. He enjoyed the transformations and the thrill of the hunt as most do, but he had a deep passion for it from the moment he first started. While stalking a deer Merek was suddenly surrounded by three rogue werewolves. Merek remembered their leader, a werewolf whose black fur seemed to match up with his blackened soul. "Tonight we feast on royalty" He had snarled, as the other two closed in on him. Suddenly Zane had pounced the leader with amazing speed and snapped his neck so quickly Merek barely realized what had just happened. The other two had turned into spineless cowards and attempted to flee, but Zane  caught up to one of them in a few seconds and tore right through his heart while the other one fled. Zane walked over to Merek, and both turned into their human forms. It was then that Merek realized that Zane was a commoner from the city. Zane escorted Merek home without a single word although Merek had attempted to make conversation with his savior. Merek eventually found Zane a few weeks later and befriended him against his will.<br/><br/>-----------<br/>Merek sat on his throne silently, trying to figure out what to do. Suddenly he had an idea he thought was stupid, but his ambitious nature got the best of him. "Zane you shall go to their territory, but only so long as I accompany you. Just the two of us like the old days." Zane was not so sure of this, he could tell how Merek felt about Evence and he knew his intent of going to her territory. "My lord she will not have you. If you wish to be sent away again with your tail between your legs then so be it, I will not comfort you when she breaks your heart the same way you broke hers, again!" Merek suddenly smiled in a way that he had not done for a while. "I will not be sent away Zane because I Will not leave until I have made some type of progress on her heart. Even if we fight for hours she will not kill me, I know somewhere inside of her new self is that same girl who loves me." Zane grunted and turned away from Merek. "We leave tonight then, but if she does kill you then I Will raise hell and tear those walls down with my own two hands."<br/><br/>And so that night The two made their way into Evence's territory, staying within the darkness as long as they could.