Thomas listened patiently as Seravi gave her account of what had happened, closing his eyes to process the information more clearly... Damien's add on had him pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration though. All of what he was hearing was not good; the Claws were getting more active in testing their boundaries and pushing in. It could only really mean that they were getting ready to make their move.<br/><br/>He took a deep breathe, lowered his hand, and opened his eyes to look over all that were present around him. His eyes settled into a menacing dark gold state and his body moved into a resigned relaxed state. "New standing orders..." His tone deadly, serious, and strung out... he hated having to do this, "You catch a Claw in our territory... you send them out in either a body bag or a body cast. I'm not saying take unnecessary risks doing so. Be smart about choosing your engagements. Patrols are in threes now." Thomas was silent for the next few moments, letting his words sink in fully with the pack, before moving on.<br/><br/>"Seravi and Damien... You two are going back out on patrol," He pauses and looks at David, "Hate to do this to you now David but you can join them if you want that run... otherwise I'm going to have to ask that you leave by the end of tomorrow... Shit is about to hit the fan and that means you either need to take a side or get out before you get caught in the cross fire..." He pauses for a moment before addressing all the newcomers, "That goes for all of you newbies, you will need to make a decision before the end of tomorrow... I'm sorry to do this to you after so soon giving you shelter but these are desperate times." He looks around at them seriously and then glances back at those he had been talking to before, "If he doesn't go then Kakasha you're going back out with Seravi and Damien."<br/><br/>Saying nothing else, Thomas walked away and snatched up his long unattended meal with his bare hand as he passed. He ate it as such in his frustration as he stormed off to a small forested area not too far away from the cave. It was enough to give him some privacy but he could still hear and see the campfire through the trees with his enhanced senses in case something went wrong. He rested his forehead against the rough bark of one tree as he took deep breathes and tried to calm himself down... All it took was one slip and lashed out with an angry snarl at a tree behind him, partially shifting in mid swing to have his claw bite into the body of the tree... A moment later the tree fell as his strike and fury had him gouge out more than the tree could handle.<br/><br/>He returned to full human and sat with his back against a new tree staring up at the tops of trees. He knew this could cause another all out battle/war to break out but if he was right and the Claws were getting ready to move... then they needed to weaken their numbers somehow and show they were not just going to lay down to them. He lets out a heavy sigh; the Heat season was coming and he had no clue if they would be able to protect themselves once they hit... It was one of those times he wished Sherman was still around as he would know what to do... being Alpha sucked at times.