Firefly Glen We'll be alright if you don't ask me to stay

Maybe if things were a little different, Charon would have said yes. Maybe if Revui hadn't been there, practically drooling over Speedy while saying he'd keep her safe -- but what did he know? Not enough to recognise this yet --, included in the "getting her to safety" party. Maybe if Hydra hadn't bombed "mate" on him. Maybe if Hydra had asked him, included him somehow, in her decision to have children with some guy. Maybe, if his nostrils weren't filled with the scent of both his daughter and Speedy, a loyal member of Moonspear. Someone who deserved better than all this shit. The heat did not make him want to listen to his daughter; the heat made him want to conquer her heart, take her somewhere, make new life -- and so he was not naturally inclined to listen, just because she was in heat. Especially with all that was said and done in between context.

Sharp eyes fell on Dirge for a moment, teeth peeled back into a warning snarl. I don't give a fuck about your mate, Charon said. He felt blood surge to his head and found it hard to control himself. Gritting his teeth he looked back to Hydra. I will take care of this myself. You will escort these drooling men back to Moonspear. And I will meet your mate later, after all of this is done. although I do wonder what we will even do if he turns out to be unworthy, considering he no doubt already took advantage of your situation without so much as a request in my direction. Charon didn't even disapprove of Dirge. Well, not really, not as much as seeped through in his words, but the timing was poor and everything about this was a stark reminder of his own childlessness this season. And he really did want to keep Speedy safe. He just didn't trust any of these men to do so, and felt Hydra would treat her unfairly, for he had enough experience with Ame to know women in heat tolerated no potential risks. Arcturus was ignored mostly in all this though summed up along with the other "drooling men".

Go, the Alpha commanded, And it was clear that he would not tolerate any "but daddy"s, his chin lifted and tail flagging high in warning. He would not have this troupe of wolves cluttering poor Speedy. He could handle this himself. He'd make sure that she fell prey to none, and in this very moment, Charon's rational side totally believed that, too.