Meko smiled brightly and almost beamed with delight and pride at the compliment that came from Taylor. "Thanks Captain! I got an awesome teacher." He said with a true smile and honest words. It was true. If Taylor didn't push him so hard, much as the teenager in him thought at times the man was trying to kill him, he wouldn't be getting as good as he was as fast as he was. He moved easier with the weights. In fact he had been pushed up to a heavier weight just yesterday. Again when training was over he collasped inside feeling like every part of his body where the weights were or were near were going to to fall off. Today he was able to move easier with them than he had at first. Still he felt somewhat sluggish in the new weight levels. Then in the afternoon he'd been allowed to take them off. His relief had been quickly masked yet it was top full inside.<br/><br/>He was evasive and defensive over offensive. Yet he could mix evasive with offensive if defending another. Or even do just straight out offensive if the absolute need to do so arose. He was still adamently against any form of unneeded violence. Even with his wolf form. Rune...had other ideas yet he hadn't let him out much. He could feel the griping mumbles in the back of his mind that faded out. They weren't a distraction as Rune only did it when they were taking it easy. He rubbed his wrists and ankles. Little knowing this time of peace was going to end quite soon. He looked at the panther cubs as they bounced around like they had seen him and Taylor doing. This made him laugh as it was an extremely cute sight.<br/><br/>The training was over for the day. He knew he was attached to Taylor yet couldn't let him know. Even though his actions, especially when sleeping, told it for him. He nodded his head. "Okay captain. Be in soon." He said with a smile. He watched the man leave then whistled to the cubs. They came running. He spoke to them in fae and instructed them to go back into the house. He then gathered up the weights and tossed them where they usually left them. Then began to gather up the guns. Placing them out of the way. He was starting to retrieve the knives he had thrown from the targets when he froze. A rapidly moving sound was rushing through the trees from less than a mile away. His eyes narrowed and he quickly jumped backwards into the middle of the training area. Listening with his ears.<br/><br/>His elven looking ears twitched and listened. It was coming from the west. Yet the exact location in the west was uncertain. On a compass there was many nicks on the compass which were all west to some degree. He spun to face west and listened still. Whatever it was it was moving fast. Very fast. Somehow it seemed faster than even he moved normally. He looked around. The sounds went quiet. He stood ready to defend and evade but he couldn't hear it. The sound seemingly vanished a little under half a mile away. He frowned. Still listening and moved carefully sideways before stopping. He had an eerie feeling and instantly his guard was up again fully. He wasn't sure what was there or what was coming but it gave him an unsettling feeling in the pit of his stomach. He scanned around. He was not foolish enough to think whatever had been heading this way so quickly merely left in another direction. Issue was...now that he couldn't hear it and the footsteps mixed with those of the animals in the treelines...he was uncertain which way the possible danger was approaching.<br/><br/>He began to quickly and nimbly move towards the entrance where Taylor had gone into. He didn't see Taylor which mean he had already gone into the passageway. That and he wasn't that near the passageway as he'd been gathering all the knives. Even the ones he missed targets because of heavier weights. He stopped again. Why had the birds ceased their constant singing?