Lupus in Fabula

Tamsyn hurried to get Kane to his paws, giving anxious glances toward the now half blinded dire wolf, worry for her mate making her heart pound against her chest. Seeing him tossed around like a rag doll made her realize just how dangerous this mission really was. She understood that the massive wolves were dangerous, she had seen them in action herself when the pack of them attacked The Hallows, but this one in particular seemed even larger and more ruthless than those had been. Just as she managed to get Kane to his paws she heard him call her name in warning, her gaze snapping up toward their attacker just in time to see a huge paw swinging toward her. She scrambled to try and jump out of the way, but she didn't notice soon enough and a heart beat later she felt the beast's heavy paw connect with her skull.

The massive paw gripped her head and tossed her aside like she weighed nothing, his claws leaving shallow lacerations around her cheek, and for a moment she was airborne before she slammed into the ground and rolled a couple of times, tumbling across the ground. Her ears were ringing and the world around her was spinning while she staggered to her feet, struggling to get air into her lungs after having the wind knocked out of her. She stumbled back and fell back onto her haunches while she tried to get her bearings, a panicked paw resting over her stomach for a moment while she blinked and tried to straighten her vision, taking a quick inventory of herself. Besides the scratches along the back of her jaw she was in one piece, just a bit shaken and sore, and most of the impact seemed to hit her head, shoulders, and back. She could deal with some scratches and bruising as long as that's all that happened.

Once she regained her bearings with a shake of her head she looked up and saw Kane grappling onto this massive wolf, tuning in just in time to see him drive the knife into him. Her emotions swung from victorious to concerned in an instant as she saw Kane twist the knife in the wound, breaking it off into the dire wolf as planned only to have that immediately followed by the massive wolf grabbing Kane's thigh and throwing him again. Her heart leapt into her throat, grimacing at Kane's sound of pain when he hit the ground again. She grit her teeth as she forced herself to stay back, fighting with herself to keep herself from jumping into the fight again. She knew she had gotten lucky with the fact that nothing terrible had happened and as much as she felt the need to rush in and help her mate, the instinctual drive to protect their children was stronger. As Kane struggled to his paws again she watched the massive wolf with disbelief, waiting for the moment that the poison they had worked so hard to gather would finally take effect, every second that it stood standing feeling like it would drag on forever.

Just as she was mentally preparing herself to have to leave Kane behind, preparing herself for that heartbreak, she saw the dire wolf's first stumble. She blinked, her eyes widening with eager hope. Tamsyn saw Kane start to come toward her to place himself between her and the other wolf and she went to meet him half way, keeping her eyes on the over grown beast all the while. She came to stand just behind Kane's shoulder, her side lightly brushing his uninjured side, while she watched their opponent begin to struggle and eventually collapse to the ground. She glanced up at him when he spoke, catching his hazel gaze for a moment as he told her that she didn't have to watch. He went back to watching the huge dire wolf's final moments and so did she. It was an ugly, gruesome process, but strangely it didn't feel like the worst thing she had ever witnessed. Far from it. Resin's decline and seeing how she was torn to pieces by these same massive wolves had felt far worse than this. Plus, she refused to leave Kane's side. This hadn't been her fight to begin with, but it had become hers over time and she was just as eager to see it through as he was.

As soon as the dire wolf fell still she felt like she could breathe again. It was over. All of this had lead to this moment and finally it was done. She felt Kane slump back beside her and she turned her gaze to find his, her mint gaze filled with relief. He was beat to hell and would certainly need a long stint in the infirmary when they made it back, but he was alive. He was still here with her and that was what mattered. "No, I'm fine," she replied with a little smile, settling back onto her haunches in front of him and lifting a paw to gently wipe away the tears of relief that fell down his cheeks while tears of her own started to collect in her own eyes. She knew they needed to get him back to the castle as soon as possible to get him help, but the news she had for him was just begging to be said, hanging on the tip of her tongue. "Kane... I'm... I'm pregnant," she told him softly, a grin creeping across her lips. "I didn't want to tell you till this was done cause I didn't want you to worry or keep me from coming with you, but... I'm pregnant. We're going to be parents." A giddy laugh bubbled up in her chest while her tail wagged behind her, looking up at this wonderful man with all the love in the world.

"Tamsyn Carpathius of the Valley"