Freedom Fighters

He braced himself for Io’s jump, but she didn’t place her weight upon him, just graced him with a friendly lick before passing him by. He shook his head, grinning at his sisters antics, and made a swipe at her side, careful to keep his claws sheathed as he did so.

“It’s good to hear people describe it as ‘our’ pack, I know it barely started before I got laid out, I worried it would fall apart in my absence, but between you and Zee I worried for naught.” he said, letting his pleasure enter his tone. He said nothing more on the matter of Hannibal, knowing that if the man proved to be a problem, he would sort it. In the meantime, the King without a Crown had earned his respect, if not his loyalty and trust. So long as he left alone Io and Zee, they wouldn’t have any problems.

“Alright, I'll bite, what's the present?” he asked, keeping pace with his sister as he wondered what she had found or built.