Dylan decide to go for a run around the border of the pack kingdom. He want to check on the security of the kingdom's border as quite a few rogues and wolf hunters successful trespass there. He want to increase the security but he need to know for how much it needs.
At the same time, Dylan just felt that he want to feel free from all the kingdom responsibility even just for a little bit. Running in the wild of the deep forest under the glimmering stars in the sky. Feeling the wind blowing his wolf fur in the cool night. And he want to relax his stiff muscles and his mind.
Not only that, his wolf had been restless all day long today. So, he think why not give his wolf some free time to shift and enjoy themselves. He then decided to shift himself into the wolf form after taking off the clothes and keep them close. After the sound of bones cracking and breaking for a few seconds, his form reshape and he is already in his black fur and deep brown colour eyes wolf form.
His wolf then take over and run without any delay and care of the direction. Dylan let Max take over for almost whole an hours before he instructed Max to stop at a little clearance to rest. He want to gaze at the night sky for a bit and in silent surrounding. However there is no moon or stars can be seen. So they just lost in their own thought and talk among themselves sharing some thought once in a while.
"So, Max, what's wrong with you today? You were restless all day since morning. I thought there were something important that make you force me to let you shift and take over. That never happen before. Never even during war. Do you hide something from me?"
"I don't know myself. But I feel like we miss something. My needs increase at his peak. It was like we need to search for something. But I don't know what it is."
"Are you sure about this. It sounds like it have a different meaning. Care to elaborate further?"
"It feels like the bond mate. The bond want us to go somewhere. But it was not strong enough for me to lead us there. Is our mate near? But who?"
"Really? Are you sure about it? I hope we found her soon. I really want her for long now."
"I guess so." Replied Max.
While both of them was in the deep conversation, they both let their guards down. The rustling sound went neglect and miss by both of them. It was a wrong decision for ignore and assume that was just rustling of bushes cause by wind. It seems like rain will fall soon with such strong wind blowing that night.
All of a sudden, they get attack from the side by a big dark brown wolf with yellow eyes to be exact an alpha rogue. The rogue tackle them from the right side and causing the left head of Dylan's wolf hit a big rock on the rocky forest floor. The hit cause a slightly dizziness with blood dripping out from the wound. As soon as they recover from the dizzy a little, they try to turn the tide.
Max tried his best to the pain of while groaning and growling at the same time counter attacking all the alpha's attempts to hurt them. They tried their best to have the upper hands in the fight.
The rogue try to bite the neck and they keep on rolling, twist and turn, and attempt to take control of the situation. The atmosphere become intense by each passing minutes. None of them never give up to take over even being bite and scratch on all four legs.
During the fight Dylan realize that there were a few shadow come out from behind some trees and bushes. He can see that there were rogue wolves and a few hunters surround finding their chance to hurt and end his life.
"Is it means that the rogues and the wolf hunters work together? No way in hell they would. But if it does happen, why? Don't the hunters hate wolf the most? Do I miss something? It seems fishy with this situation. There is no reason to do that. Is it possible for them to make a peace? No. Focus. Just focus. We need to mind-link others. We need back up. Then focus on these piece of shit."
"Damn. Why does the scratch won't heal? It should heal only after a few minutes. Is there something wrong with my body? Max, what happen? What's wrong? It is possible that they attack us with our fatal flaw?"
"Arghhh… Dylan it is wolfbane. They use wolfbane on us."
"What? No way. They are wolves too. How come it doesn't give effect to them? How? Why only us?"
"Their nails. They dipped them in wolfbane. It will not us as long as there were not open wound. They scratch us."
"Damn it. Now Max, we need to fight back and delay the time as long as possible. We need to avoid and evade as much as we can. The help will come soon. The warriors must be on their way here."
"Okay. I get it. Now we need to fight the pain and focus."
Max then fight all his might and kick the wolf with his hind limbs that send him far away and it hit a tree. Another wolf jump tried to snap his neck but went into vain. Instead all the attack betray themselves. Suddenly one of the hunter charge forward with a dagger to send a strike when Max is still struggling to counter multiple attack by a wolf. He send a few jabs on his shoulder and fore limbs. With the attack happen all at once, Max did not have time to dodge them all thus he feel burn on the daggers' wound.
"Argghhh… Dang it. It hurts and burnt on the wound." Growl Max
"What now? Silver? Oh God. Please have some mercy on us. We still have not meet with our mate just yet. We still haven't have any heirs to take over the throne," Said Dylan when he heard Max. "Can you still fight, Max? Damn it. Where the hell the warriors? Why haven't they arrived?" continue Dylan.
All the question get ignore by Max as he still busy dodge all the attack from all their species betrayal and the wolf hunter.