Loretta was completely paralyzed and helpless in this situation. Obviously Konrad was thoroughly displeased with her unwillingness to do such a simple task. What kind of leader would allow disobedience? Definitely not him, she already knew that very clear.<span style="font-style: italic">â€œWollen Sie verhungern, sehr gut, until you kill the hare there will be no food for you.â€</span>Said the alpha dropping the axe by her feet. She didn't even bother glancing towards it. She'd already refused to kill the innocent animal, she wasn't just going to change her mind because of that threat. Her tears had soon stopped, she could tell she was pleasing him and amusing him by making such a fuss. Silent refusal would be better.<br/><br/>The pack soon left Loretta by herself with the struggling rabbit. The girl knew that it may starve to death if she didn't do something. A couple ideas went through her mind. She could free the hare and let it free. Who cared what her punishment would be. Konrad would probably make her slowly starve to death , she hadn't killed the hare. He'd said kill the hare or never eat, if she let it go, she was dead. That didn't change the fact that she wasn't going to kill the poor hare, she would rather kill herself with that stupid axe. It would end the terrible nightmare she was suffering through after all. It would be a mercy to herself. And it would spite the cruel manner that she was treated by Konrad. Still, some thoughts kept her hanging on a bit. Alder didn't hate her, surely if anyone would mourn for her loss it would be him. Her eyes flitted back to the cave, then to the axe.<br/><br/>Loretta's gaze faintly noticed the man that had brought her back out of the cave that morning, one of the beta's no doubt, were watching her. Probably making sure she didn't try to run off. However, the girl had no intentions of escaping even if she was allowed to. Where would she go? Where could she go? She'd soon enough be tracked down and brought back here, where she would get who knows what kind of punishment from the alpha. No, it wasn't worth it. There was no freedom waiting for her, she might as well be dead. The girl knew Konrad had begun to think that she wasn't good enough to be kept alive. He was regretting sparing her, as great as her powers might be. She could plainly have seen it in his eyes just before he left her here.<br/><br/>Loretta's eyes finally fell of the weak, tied up hare. The ropes were thick, she couldn't break them by hand. Could she manage to cut them in a way that would make it seem like an accident? Probably... and that was her original plan. She reached for the axe, then stopped short. She couldn't do that. This hare was still young, the ropes tied around its feet would dig into its skin and probably cause it to die of infection in a few months time. Such suffering would be cruel... perhaps just killing it now would get it over with? The poor hare would be free of its fear, of its pain and suffering and would never have to suffer this torment again. Loretta whimpered and lowered to her knees besides the table, her shoulder against one of the legs of the table. Tears threatened to overcome her, but she refused to let them make her weak again.<br/><br/>Kill or not kill? Life or death for the hare? No.... a quick death now, or free it by "accident" and have it possibly end up dying and suffering? Loretta wouldn't have enough time to cut the strings completely free before Konrad caught her and punished her... the hare wouldn't even be free by then, he'd probably just leave it there to starve. The girl was completely torn and lost and frightened of what was to come. She couldn't bring herself to end the life of the poor animal, but she didn't want it to suffer either. 'Why must this choice be set on me?'