Stark heard them before he saw them, some massive thing he'd only spotted once before out in the wilderness. In the Teekon he hadn't anticipated seeing anything similar, and all that he knew was that it was bad when they showed up. Before, he'd watched animals fall just to the mere presence of the beasts and that made him want to find @Valette, @Steph, @Clary, and @Ezra and round them up to hide them somehow. He didn't know if there was a densite big enough for all of them now that the children were as old as they were and as big as they were - and he didn't know the most frustrating part of it all. Why were the things there? Stark let out a loud howl, throwing his head back as if he was the Alpha and trying to form a plan. 

He didn't have one, right then, but, if they all gathered and at least made it to somewhere more safe - maybe the forest? somewhere out of the open at least - then that would be progress and they could figure things out from there. His first and primary goal was protecting the ones he cared about and he would do that on the fly if need be. They just needed away from the metallic monsters and their loud, awful sounds. 

 

Stark let out a couple loud howls again, trying to call everyone towards the forest. It seemed like the only safe place and it was just instinctive to seek shelter there although Stark had no idea if that was truly the right call or not. The sounds the thing made got louder and louder, changing in the way that they acted. He couldn't see what it was doing as he dashed through the packlands but a couple of glances it seemed to....to stop and hover and he didn't know of a bird that could do that. Stark certainly had never seen one act that way. 

Stark had almost made it to the treeline when he spotted Steph on the ground. He knew that it would destroy Valette if anything happened to her and instantly moved to cover her body with his own. She had a strange scent and a thing on her body and Stark's eyes went wide. "Steph, it's Stark, I'm right here," He promised as he nuzzled her gently. "Gotta, gotta get you safe," Stark took her by the scruff, trying to move the girl - ending up half dragging her. She was too big for him to carry after all but he was determined to get her to the trees and out of the line of sight of that monster before something else happened to her. 

Before they had made it too far a female bolted onto the scene, ramming into Steph even as Stark was pulling her towards the safety of the treeline. Her barked instructions only made Stark bristle, carefully positioning himself over the younger female defensively. He let out a low snark, and if the woman wanted to start something then over rank he'd gladly rise to the occasion. Valette had trusted him with the protection of her children and since Nanook wasn't present right then, Stark was unwilling to simply stand down and defer to another wolf. The dens were further away than the treeline, and Stark simply wasn't going to bother with changing direction right then. "We'll bunker beneath the trees until it's gone and then head further into the territory." He said as he resumed the pulling of Steph towards the trees. 

The female was off with her desperate sounds filling the air, none of the direct confidence that Stark had projected in his call only moments ago. Before much longer he heard a younger call responding to him, Clary breaking the line of sight and instantly setting into her sister's side. She helped Stark get Steph to safety, hunkering down beneath a couple larger trees. "Are you okay?" He asked, sniffing over Clary quickly. She didn't bare the same strange thing her sister did, and Stark took to nosing against the collar even as the drowsy Steph sought comfort in her sister. 

 

Stark winced at Steph's question, blue eyes full of sympathy for the girl. She still seemed a little out of it, so whatever had happened Stark was hoping that it would wear off quickly enough. "Let me try," He said quickly, although no matter what he did it seemed impossible. Neither his efforts nor Clary's seemed to make the collar budge a bit, and he was growing more worried by the moment. Eventually an almost eerie silence filled the area and Stark gently nosed along the girl's cheek, tongue quickly washing over her to soothe the fur along her scruff he'd messed up in dragging her there. "We'll wait till you feel better then make for the dens." He said softly, still standing on high alert until they were able to relocate, and even then, the male didn't relax for hours as Steph recovered.