Stavanger Bay The starting point of achievement is desire

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His heart broke into a million pieces when the hope went out of Claire's eyes. She obviously thought he was here to help her, and he had just let her down. He could do nothing at this point but stay quiet. He wanted to growl at the juvenile for her response, but he did not, knowing it would seem like he was on Claire's side, and not his own pack's. Thistle, at first, seemed to just want the trespasser gone, but Beric's ears perked when she changed her mind. It seemed she was kidnapping Claire in order to teach her a lesson. Beric didn't really understand the logic. A wolf trespasses, and for punishment, they are forced to stay? He did not openly question his high-ranking pack mate, however, as he knew it would do no good. Beric did not hold any weight with this pack yet, and just had to go with the flow. The one upside would be that he had time to express to Claire how sorry he was for not being on her side in this situation.

His head snapped up at Thistle's quick command. Beric responded swiftly, trotting to a spot in front of Claire, blocking her path to freedom. His voice was soft when he spoke to her. We won't hurt you if you just come willingly, he said. He realized he wasn't exactly doing his job as a warden, considering he was trying to treat this particular trespasser with some degree of respect that he figured his pack mates may think she didn't deserve. But, Beric had met her before this, and just couldn't fathom her mistake had been on purpose, or that she wished any harm to anyone here. He waited to see if she would come without his forceful assistance.