Young blood was rare on the Ouroboros. The great majority of the members of the former mountain pack already had a couple of years hanging over their heads. Lecter being the oldest of them all. And while most oscillated between 2 and 4 years, there was another yearling among the ranks of the Ouroboros. One that maybe could give Keith some company.

Whether it'd be pleasant company or not was unknown. With Cara it was easier to become an enemy than a friend, in fact many of her own pack members had already fallen under the category of enemies: Tyrande,Sitri and Mordecai just to list a few. Only one had managed to befriend the girl during her time here: Kaname. The earthen man and her shared a strange bond; while they occasionally flirted with each other they were bounded together by a mutual hate.

But while her personality could be seen as a minus, it was her immaculate beauty, her wits and exquisite humor that gave her a couple of points in her advantage.

Today, the young femme had taken the liberty to patrol on her own. The fact that her beloved leader was going mad didn't mean the mundane chores of the Ouroboros' wolves were over. While she trotted through the territory she spotted a white shadow looming over a hollow tree. Her fur bristled inmidiately at the though of an intrusion but she quickly noticed this male wore Jinx's perfume on his pelt, which meant he was one of them.

Quick and silent steps took her closer to the male, she was an expert when it came to sneaking up on others. "Close your mouth, or at least get a mint"she teased while eyeing the man with interest.

It was common for Cara to toy with guys, she had learned that being pretty paid off. The world was made for the handsome, it sounded cruel but it was the truth. The handsome ruled the world while the not so blessed individuals served them. That was how it went in the yearling's mind.

She smiled at his reaction, even if he did had bad breath she'd want a piece of dat continue to talk to him. She noticed that his eyes lingered on her face, not that she was uncomfortable with him staring as long as he didn't drool everything would be fine. He apologized for his brusque response , but she had expected no less, she had startled him after all.

Keith. Oh so he had a nice name to match with his face. The yearling's mouth parted slowly, she was about to introduce herself when a very familiar scent drifted onto her nose. His voice confirmed her suspicion. Kaname stood beside her, almost to the point of pressing himself against her. His voice was crude, but Cara didn't blame him he was always that way towards strangers.

"Kaname,", she said while turning her face towards him for a brief second, "This is Keith, he's a brand new piece of meat in the Ouroboros", she barked, giving Keith a little wink at the end. I'd tap dat He's a piece eye candy too, she added in his mind though she suppressed her smile to see how Kaname reacted to this new man.

There was no point in denying there was something between them, their relationship walked on the tightrope lingering between a friendship and something more. Now that a third party came into view, things were bound to get complicated.

Oh he had a nerve too! Cara watched closely the way the new guy held Kaname's stare, dangerous thing to do. Her eyes fluttered from the pale boy to the earthen man, she was not sure how Kaname would react to a surbordinate gazing into his icy eyes. Cara wouldn't be happy that's for sure. Besides dominace was an appealing trait for the girl.

If she had expected a fight to start over her she would be left waiting for a long time. Her closest companion in the pack showed no interest of fighting, not for Cara's attention nor for his rank to be respected. Instead he turned to her and asked her about someone she had never heard of.

Cara didn't welcome every new member of the pack, so it would've been easy for Itsuki to slip from her. "Who?" she asked, while narrowing her eyes at him. What was he trying to tell her?

While she waited for an answer she shot a furtive glance to the other yearling, her eyes connecting with his before turning back to Kaname.

Why is he asking me this?, she thought while letting her eyes fall again on white yearling's form. She wanted to know more about this guy but there was Kaname asking her about some guy she hadn't even heard of before. She would've hinted she wanted to be with Keith alone, but something inside her stopped her. For some reason she enjoyed Kaname's company as well.

Suddenly the boy, who had been shoved into the sidelines for a minute, spoke up. Noo! she yelled internally wanting to oppose to his early departure, but she didn't. Instead she turned back to Kaname with a sigh that expressed how miscalculated his entrance had been. She would find a minute to speak to the boy later.

She listened to Kaname's explanation of who Itsuki was, and Cara listened half heartedly.
"Jinx killed him."
Her ears swiveled to face him and her eyes locked with his. Jinx? A surprised gasp left her mouth and she shook her head indreduly. "She killed him?!" she echoed, while sinking her eyes into his. He had no reason to take this as a challenging gesture, it was merely product of the shock and disbelief that ran through her body.

"H-How do you know that?" she asked while thinking back on their conversation by the duck lake. What reason other than madness would drive the snow queen to kill one of her own?

She felt lightning run along her vertebrae, everything that was going on in the Ouroboros was insane. The pack had taken one hit after the other: starting by the betrayal if various members, the war against the Isle wolves, the stress of the move, and now it was concluding with what Cara thought to be the most devastating blow of all. The complete loss of her leader. A mad Alpha who killed her own subordinates was as good as a dead one. The young girl's whole body shuddered as she thought of her heroine killing her instead.

She could be capable of it now. Jinx was not in her right mind so she would have no morals to stop her from ripping the guts out of her own Epsilon.Her beloved queen would not hesitate to kill, that had been proven. But what were they to do? Cara didn't have the heart to leave the Ouroboros, but following a the disturbed Alpha could led them straight into the mouth of death.

"Why? Why would she do such thing?" she mumbled amost incohorently. Her eyes filled with frustration and fear.

Jinx was gone now, that was for sure. While it was true that she remained in body --th [coough barely -- it was clear her mind was far lost. The Jinx she had loved so dearly had ceased to exist, now there was just an irrational monster in it's place. It was hard to accept, but there was no wordly power that could bring her queen back.

A feeling of emptiness crept onto her body, seeping into her bones and chilling her spirit. Cara received Kaname's hug without protests, she even buried her nose into his chest while a single tear rolled down her cheek.

"I won't let her touch you." he said, his voice filling the empty spaces that had opened in her heart."There's no need to worry" he reassured her, while her frosty figure melted into the earth that was Kaname. He was right, she did not need to worry, for she was not alone.