We Live and We Learn (TRAINING)

The man had heard of the ivory woman's death though had not actually been there to help her. He blamed himself. He kept telling himself that had he been there she would still be alive even though she wouldn't have wanted him there. She hadn't liked him from the moment he became part of Ebony, and taking over when ever he arrived at a scene didn't help his case any.

When Adelaide had called him to her, he complied. Searching for herbs had been a distraction for a short time but it was slowly becoming an insufficient one. The distraction Adelaide was ordered to provide at the pack meeting should be plenty. Or so he had hoped.

He would arrive with his typical mouth full of herbs. A few common and a few uncommon would hang from his powerful jaws. Icy blue eyes would show no sign of his self resentment and neither would the rest of his face. Eventually the self hate would dissipate and he would be himself again. Until that happened he would be slightly different.

Taking a seat a few feet away from the others, he would set the plants on the ground at his feet and sit. He would give a nod to each Hajime and Adelaide and then a smile to Lior. He knew Hajime felt horrible and Adelaide looked as if she were going to cry at any minute. He would say nothing as he waited for Adelaide to begin the training.