His momma had let him out of the den all by himself now! Of course, he was only allowed to go to the other densites or whatever, and he was sure his mom was following him occassionally, but whatever! Ashmedai tromped through the foiladge, refusing to use the easy pathways. He sure hoped Gelus was at the den, that way he could tell him how his momma let him walk all by himself now. He burst through the brush he was currently in and bounded through the densite, poking his head into one of the dens. His eyes strained in the dark making it to where he couldn't see. That was no fun! He snuffed around finally calling out, "Helloooo?" ""

She didn't know where Speare had gotten off to, he liked to push his limits with their surrogate mother. She on the other hand had become more subservient, to the point where unless she was told to go out and play, or practice her lessons, or whatever it happened to be that day she would leave herself in a den. Wit or with out Speare. She knew that she was starting to worry him, but there was little she wished to do about it. She'd lost a lot of interest in her life, knowing who she was in this pack had easily destroyed the spunk she carried when she'd been free. She was someone's property now, there wasn't anything she could do and had given up her struggle quickly after being separated from her mother and father. Now she lay listlessly in the den, her mind all but shut off from outside stimulation. She was lightyears away, remembering the good times they had together as a family. Yeah they might have been dysfunctional a lot of the time but she loved her family the way they had been. She would hear slightly the rustling of the youngest pup in Imperium, not that she would indicate as such visually. She'd ignore him as long as she could. Finally as he called out, she would sigh heavily. She couldn't really tell him to go away, but surely he wasn't looking for her. Other than the huff Colette wouldn't give him any other acknowledgement. "Talk" "You" Think

As he searched, he still didn't find anything. It was pretty depressing! Where was everyone, anyway? If they were gone, why didn't they invite him too? It was probably Gelus being mean again. He was hiding somewhere and Ashmedai knew it. As his call finished echoing in the den, Ashmedai heard a heavy sigh. He retreated from the den quickly, one ear swiveling instinctively towards the sound. It was in one of the dens! Ohh, Gelus was gonna get it now! Ash crouched, quietly walking like Cascade had taught him. Toes, paw, then toes again ,then paw, his joints practically creaking with the slow movements. He neared the den the stopped, straining his eyes. Surely someone was in this one. He took a breath, held it, then all at once he threw himself into the den. He was going to beat Angelus at his own game! ""