The Heartwood Exploration (M)

Beric and Ypres had found themselves in quite the predicament here and Beric was torn on having the right to be here, and realizing that these males were feeling very territorial about their home, especially after Majesty had possibly impregnated one of their females and is now harboring her on the island. He could certainly understand their point of view, but he hoped they would at least listen to his, too. It was difficult among all this tension, but Beric lowered his hackles and covered his teeth. If this was going to end in anything but a fight, someone had to step up and think logically about this. Ypres spoke up, and Beric had no reaction to her words outwardly. Inwardly, however, he wondered whether those words were true or if she was following some lead she thought he had made up. Either way, it could work to their advantage. But, the other males were still on high alert.

He let them talk, letting them think they were big bad wolves with the insults, though they meant nothing to him. It was just a bunch of name-calling, and irrelevant to the bigger situation. Majesty only told us last week about Erika. We had no idea up until that point. I called him out in front of the entire pack, and told him how foolish his actions were, and how much danger he was putting the pack in. When Ypres and I realized he was still going to pick a woman over the safety of his pack, we left. He looked to Lecter, So, yes, we're out here without the protection of our leader because we have no leader, he added. He honestly didn't feel they were, in any way, encroaching on their pack's lands, but he didn't say that. Disagreeing with them on that would not help his and Ypres' situation at all. However, that didn't mean he was going to be run off this perfectly unclaimed area. Abruptly, he sat down on his haunches, silently telling them he was going nowhere.