Warren didnt argue. Besides.... She had to know hed never leave her..... He walked a short distance away, and stood tall. He hoped to draw away the largest of them, maybe most of them..... The fewer that charged her, the better her ability to kill them would be. Rouges werent smart tactically, just impulsive.... Thedy target him first as as a threat to their territory.... He heard them coming and wasnt surprised when the first group of three howled and charged at him. They were followed by a dozen others at a distance. He knew it wasnt going to be pretty.... So he charged into the first one, slamming it aside with enough force to break bones. Hed heard the cracks. It yelped and writhed on the ground as he roared at the others. He knew Kai would have a good field of fire if he kept them busy away from her..... He yowled as one of them bit deeply into his shoulder. He batted it away with his large paw and leaped at the third.....