Stone Circle A girl worth fighting for

He'd been too far away to hear the first summoning barks, but these days, that hardly mattered. He was, he realized, spending far too much time with the girl, but he couldn't fight the desire to be around her and watch her grow. All it took was a single glance at that sweet, guilless smile to put a hook straight through his heart.

So he was looking for her, because she wasn't at the den, and because she was more trouble than she was worth, and because Murdock hadn't yet seen her that day and that just wouldn't do. Her scent was easy to pick out from the rest nowadays, and before long, he was closing in on the woods - and on a much more alarming scent.

"Stephie!" he yelled, shooting off into the woods, toward the crash and crunch of bodies and leaves. The wolverine was closing quickly, but Murdock used his last burst of sped to try and tackle the creature. Unfortunately, his momentum had him stepping on the wolverine's back and tumbling away, much like Steph had. Luckily, he was much quicker to get back on his paws, and surged forward once more to snarl threateningly at the creature, his body now set firmly in front of its dinner.

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