Blacktail Deer Plateau Closer to the sun

Pied had no intention of totally blocking Rob out of the pups' lives. He was a member of the pack and she would make no special effort to prevent him from crossing their paths and vice versa. She simply figured the only realistic way he could be a significant part of them was to make amends with Kisu, the litter's sire. She mentioned it in the hopes that it would coax him into wanting to make things right, only her effort backfired on her and he began to scream profanity at her.

His reaction was so appalling to her that, for a second, she was at a total loss. Her eyes followed him as he began to turn away, only to swivel around again and hurl more words at her with only one intent: to hurt her. Although Pied was a peaceable creature, she knew in that moment that Rob would never be welcome around herself or her pups. He'd just damned his chances to hell.

Before she could say as much, someone exploded out of the brush and tackled Rob, causing Pied to take a startled step backward. It only took a few seconds for her to recognize Kisu. Although part of Pied worried about her mate getting hurt, the sight of him straddling Rob was immensely satisfying to her. If Kisu had decided to rip out his son's throat right then, Pied wouldn't have objected.

Kisu commanded Rob to get up and fight him if he wished. The Tau's jaw clenched and protests rose to her lips. She didn't want to see Kisu hurt. But when she looked at Rob and remembered his horrible words, she swallowed her own. Eyes dark, the pregnant she-wolf backpedaled, silently urging Kisu to punish Robur Aqua for the horrid things he'd said.