Grayson cursed quietly, taking a moment to brush his hand across the woman’s arm.  She leaned into the gesture, the affection from her alpha, taking as much comfort from that contact as she did the assurance that followed.  “I’ll find him, Jen.  He’s probably just down by the river, you know how he likes to sneak off and go fishing,” he said.<br/><br/>He hid the fear from her as he ushered her into another woman’s arms.  He glanced at Luc, baring his teeth in frustration.  “Come on,” he growled, unwilling to leave him in the den.  He didn’t bother to shift as he ran from the den, taking the long corridors easily now that they were cleared of others.  It didn’t take them long to get to the river, his gaze hard as he found evidence of footprints on both side of the river.<br/><br/>He took a moment, closing his eyes as he took a deep breath, a harsh growl on his lips as he turned his gaze towards the cabin in the distance, though he couldn’t see it through the trees.  His scent lingered with the strange females, which meant she’d at least seen him.  “I have another stranger here, a woman who rented one of our cabins, didn’t give me notice before entering my territory,” he said to Luc, filling him in as he led the way to the cabin.  “I don’t think she’s an enemy, but she’s hiding something… and her scent is right on top of Ryan’s.<br/><br/><div align="center">~~*~~*~~*~~</div><br/>Ryan nodded, but he didn’t turn his gaze from the window.  He took a series of deep breaths, as if he could smell the other wolves even from that distance.  He wanted to run out there and help.  He wasn’t supposed to hide.  He was old enough, no matter what Grayson said.  He should be learning to fight, to protect when Grayson wasn’t nearby.  Instead he’d been told he needed to be a kid for a while longer.<br/><br/>“It’s great,” he said absently, his eyes widening as he stared at the two men coming over the hill from the direction of the den.  “I’m in so much trouble…” he half whimpered, glancing back up at her.  “Maybe he’ll be pissed at you instead?  I don't want to have to run laps during free time...” he gave her a pleading look, as if she could make it all better.<br/>