A brisk wind suddenly moved passed the area, blowing the fire with it, but the fire was strong and did not die. Just like this pack was never going to die and he would make sure of that. For many years he has kept this pack alive and while he knew a good thing could only last for so long he refused to see it fall. The people of this village have lived here as long as he has and they would continue to live on since that was just how life was. Konrad was getting old and has been Alpha for a long time but he was still just as strong as this fire and as long as he was still living this pack would remain. Surely the town would have died long ago if there was nothing more to give or if they gave up. Maybe they would have retaliated as wellâ€¦ would they retaliate? That would be interesting to say the least, but again he dared of do anything more that would push them to retaliation. Considering the fact that they still remained showed him that they were going to be here for a long, long time and he didnâ€™t have to worry about running out of food.<br/><br/>Once the girl was bound to the structure, her skin already touched by the fire, he stood before her with a hunger in his eyes. Since he had a lot more self control than his wolves he was able to restrain it but it was there. He let her see just how hungry he was to further intimidate her, even if she refused to be broken. After all, as she said, she was a weak little human. What could she possibly do against a werewolf like him? â€œThereâ€™s a forest surrounding us,<span style="font-style: italic">MÃ¤dchen</span>, and forests are filled with animals are they not. I can smell them all around, yet they hide because they are wary of us and the fire that burns brightly.â€ The fire crackled as the gentle night wind swept by again; the fact it was windy wasnâ€™t really bothering him but he usually preferred to be a quiet night whenever there was a sacrifice. While he was not cold per say, some of his wolves seemed to huddle closer together whenever the wind passed by gently.<br/><br/>â€œAnd besides,â€ Konrad continued, â€œIf there are no more sacrifices left in that town and the humans rot away, I wonâ€™t have to live in this horrible and stuffy cave anymore and I can make myself right at home. The only reason I even continue this little pact is for the sole purpose of amusement. This all could have ended long ago, but the humans are too stupid to realize that. Please, as if a simple sacrifice could hold me back from destroying their town.â€ He crossed his arms and tilted his head slightly, almost as if he was trying to figure out what was going through her mind. Looking to his beta, he gave a nod, and she went and retrieved the necklace the sacrifice was to wear out of a beautiful wooden box. Gingerly, the necklace was then slipped over the girlsâ€™ head. â€œ<span style="font-style: italic">Passt dieses kleine StÃ¼ck Schmuck zu Ihnen gut, wahr nicht</span>?â€ he asked with that deadly smile from before.<br/><br/>If nobody was going to mourn for this girl that was fine with him. However, he could almost feel that there was something different about this one, and not just because she was glaring at him with a confidence that no other sacrifice dared to show him. It was a damn shame she was about to become food. Perhaps he could have turned her, made her his own, made use of that courage.<br/><br/>Suddenly, another howl shot through the night, causing Konrad to immediately turn his attention to the forest. He should have known this was going all too smoothly. A few weeks ago a rival pack decided they wanted a piece of this land as well though Konradâ€™s pack continuously puts them in their place. Just a bunch of rowdy young mutts looking for a place to call their own for the most part, they just donâ€™t seem to understand that this territory is already occupied. Theyâ€™re either determined or incredibly stupid, though he was sure that it was both. And now they were ruining an important time right now. He was not pleased. A low growl escaped him from deep in his chest as he looked to a few wolves and barked out at them, â€œ<span style="font-style: italic">Finden Sie heraus, wo das herkommt</span>.â€ Whatever was interrupting his meal was about to pay dearly.<br/><br/>â€œLooks like we will have to delay our dinner,â€ he told his wolves once the ones he ordered to scout the area left, then he turned his attention back to the girl. â€œYouâ€™re lucky. For now.â€