Since the fight with the nameless white wolf, Two Face had decided to spend a little time within the packs borders. The whipping he had endured had left Two Face embarrassed and angry, He spent most of his time back home proverbially licking his very real wounds. He wasn't usually the vengeful type, but the unprovoked attack caused those very emotions to rage within his soul. The wind carried a familiar voice to the Delta's ears, Koontz was summoning him. As he headed in the direction of Koontz's call, Two Face hoped that the summons wasn't concerning his disgraceful performance against the stinky old wolf.

  Koontz wasn't very far from where Two Face had been brooding. It had been some time since Two Face and Koontz had spoken, it wasnt a big shock to him though. With her being the sole alpha since Ariston had vanished she didn't go beyond the borders very much, and he spent the majority of his time searching for prospective recruits, and a little adventure.

  Two Face lowered his head as he approached his Alpha's position, the homebody life didn't seem to have affected Koontz at all. She stood before him with the same confidence she showed the first time they met, it made Two Face happy Koontz was after all the rock of Dragonwatchers, and rocks had to be sturdy. Two Face stooped a few feet from Koontz and raised his head," It's been a while Koontz, I'm happy to see the burdens of leadership haven't driven you mad." A playful twinkle played in Two Face's eye, he approached Koontz and licked her under the muzzle before taking a step back. "Was there some thing you needed from me?"

  Two Face wondered if he was part oracle when Koontz took notice of his wounds. He felt chills run down his spine as she looked over his injuries, he didn't know if they came from her icy stare or the fear of what questions might be running through her mind.

  Two Face snapped back to reality when Koontz began firing questions at him. her eyes were a mix of fire and ice, Two Face could almost see smoke escaping her mouth as she asked who injured him, and why he hadn't said anything. Koontz's tone caused Two Face's tail to become nestled between his legs and head seemed to lower of its own accord. He couldn't really say if it was embarrassment at his defeat that made him hold his tongue,or fear that telling Koontz might send her off to avenge him. The last thing he wanted was for any of his pack mates, especially his alpha to be injured because of him.

  His hesitance to answer her wasn't going to make Koontz forget the question, so Two Face did what he always did in uncomfortable situations ... he barrelled in head first. " I was just journeying, looking for pack prospects when i happened upon him.I don't know who he was, he never gave me his name, he just seemed annoyed by life and my presence. I do know what he looks like though, an old white wolf with blood caked in his fur, I stumbled upon him mumbling to some one named Sos. So I asked if that was his name, but speaking the name Sos angered him enough to cause him to attack me."

  Two Face found the courage to raise his head, he stared in to Koontz's eyes with a resolute expression. " And I meant no disrespect in failing to inform you Koontz, but I didn't want to risk you heading off to get revenge, I didn't want anyone getting hurt because my diplomacy skills failed." Two Face swallowed hard, and found himself staring at the ground as he awaited the tongue lashing that was surely coming. he would soldier through the scolding, but he hoped he didn't lose his windwalker title, or the respect of Koontz.

  He had hoped that Koontz would leave the matter alone after he informed her that he didn't want any one to get hurt, but of course she didn't. Two Face knew that Koontz was not the type of leader to let such an attack go so easily, and that was exactly the reason he followed her.

  She shot out questions at him faster than he could answer. Where di it happen, when did it happen, are you sure you didn't cause it? Two Face fought a smile from spreading over his face, he found it amusing, some how he found some one besides himself that cared if he lived or died. He wanted to lie to Koontz to keep her out of harms way, but he respected her too much to do that. He decided he would have to trust her to know what's best, it wasn't her sense of humour that got her to alpha after all.

" It happened some time last month, as for where I remember it was a lake I believe some where in the rising sun valley. And no I wasn't trespassing there was nothing to mark the area as his, I may try to purposely get my self lost while I'm travelling, but I stay very aware of encroaching on any other packs territories." Two Face gave Koontz a crooked smile "I wouldn't want other packs thinking we Dragonwatchers are boorish louts. It happened so long ago Koontz, I doubt there is anything that can be done about it now, but of course I defer to your decision."

  A wave of relief crashed over Two Face when Koontz finally dropped the matter of his scars. she voiced her displeasure about dropping the matter, but in the end it wasn't her problem to deal with. Koontz was quick to jump right to the reason she had called him here, and the reason caused his heart to become lodged in his throat.

Two Face had come back to his pack partly to heal his wounds, but the reason he had lingered here was hard to admit to himself. Along with the wounds the white wolf had left behind an unwanted gift. A seed of fear, that took root in his mind and quickly spread like ivy to entrap his whole being, and stealing away his drive to leave the safety of this place. And now Koontz was asking him to go back out there and meet with the unknown. The simple thought caused his scars to throb, but Koontz had given him a home and never asked anything in return, and he would be damned if he allowed his fears to stop him from helping her now.

  "Of course I am, what kind of Windwalker would I be if I passed up a chance like this." Two Face forced a smile to spread over his face and prayed that it appeared to be a confident one. "so any where in particular you were wanting me to go first, or should I do my normal thing and let the wind be my guide?"

  Her wishes were very clear to Two Face; she obviously wanted him to head out to the new packs sooner rather than later. he would waste no time setting out on his journey; time would only allow more fear to seep in to him, and paralyze his limbs. "that does sound like a very big job; it is a testament to your leadership choosing your number one wolf to complete this job." Two Face shot Koontz a playful wink then turned his head in the direction of the hot springs.