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"I've broken him." were the words that came from Azure. Medusa looked past him to the bonehead on the ground, noting the angle his leg was at as well as the bleeding on his face. What the hell had Mac gone and done while she was busy dancing around with his mom? "I had my reasons, too." She returned her gaze to the slightly larger alpha. She didn't care to size him up, she had done that the first time around and she wasn't afraid of him (wasn't afraid of anyone to be honest. Fear? What was that anyway!?). If they got in another scuffle, she'd either of them could come out the winner just like last time. "One's punishment should always fit the crime."

To that, Medusa nodded. "Medusa agrees!" But when Azure continued, Medusa remained silent as the cogs in her mind processed each and every word. "That one has lost to my pack not just his mobility but an eye as well, he does not deserve to recover from those wounds in a strange land in a strange pack and beneath the alpha who just took from him his home. He needs stability now, and perhaps while in my care once made whole again, he can begin to pay off the debt he owes to my family for the trouble he's caused here today." Without skipping a beat, she added "And his family took away two years of Medusa's life. Tried to break her in every way possible, and Recluse did not ever give Medusa the chance despite Medusa's efforts. She grew on her own, without the help of family." She glanced at Mac again, "Or love. Or pity."

She returned her gaze to Azure again, raising her head as she took on a more serious tone for once. "He3 and his family have to pay for the crimes and suffering they caused. Why does he deserve to recover in a pack with the wolves that just took his eye and broke his leg? He is younger than us. And you being older, decided to cause him further harm. Medusa would've stopped at one or the other, but now he is worse off because of your pack. She stated matter of factly. Mac hadn't really done her any wrong. She neither liked him nor hated him. She didn't know enough about him nor had enough conversation to know if he was likable or not, but she didn't have anything against him. It was very possible that there was the potential of being friends. Or...at least in the past, she didn't know about now. But who knew? "Medusa does not believe he should be around your pack. Habari failed, yes. But that was because Recluse was incapable and very, very bad at her job. She failed him, too." She briefly nodded toward the boy on the ground.

"He comes with Medusa. For his protection and safety. Where your pack cannot hurt him more. And Medusa knows how to help with injuries like that. He will not be a slave. None of them will be. Medusa can feel the judgment from where she stands, but it does not affect her. If you want to fight, then we fight. But Medusa beat you once already, just like you did when you pierced her ear. Does Armada alpha want to risk it in front of everyone? Besides, Medusa is claiming lands not far from here. A short journey is in his best interest before he loses more blood and he dies because of you and your pack." And if he did choose to fight, then there was no telling if she'd just keep causing them trouble until the cows came home.







"Speech!"

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