Because, you know, I'm a pirate

He offered Peggy as much compassion as he could convey in just his eyes as she confessed, and apologized for everything she had done. She was still rather young, and had plenty of time to make more mistakes. Likely she would learn some rather hard lessons with all of this. ”I thought I was in love.” He felt himself sigh inwardly, he knew that feeling better than he liked. ”I don’t want anybody fighting over me.” The young Destruction girl was quickly showing her youth and naivety as she continued to speak. Much louder than he would have liked her to, Peggy announced to all that she did not want to leave Abaven.

Now the real fun was about to start. Rhyme tried to keep himself calm and cool as his heart raced inside his chest. They might still get out of this diplomatically, but the chances of that were quickly falling. Bright blue and lavender gaze shifted to their guests, and was confronted by Noir’s guilty face.

Everything was quickly spiraling out of Rhyme’s control. He stood frozen for a moment as he gave a quick glare to his son as his attention was pulled back to Peggy. She was practically doubled over with pain and the slate marked alpha realized they were out of time.

”The pups are coming.” His voice was surprisingly flat as he watched his young cousin. What a fun day they were having. For a moment he wondered if he might be able to spirit Peggy away to a den before his brothers pounced. Rhyme refrained from offering any physical support as he lowered his eyes to her level. ”Hey, keep breathing. We’ll make it through this.” He offered verbal support in hushed tones as he eyes strayed back towards Ash and Chaos.