Naoe was already frustrated, since his Lord had started to avoid him... then again, that was his own fault... Now, his elder brother, Ryoken Nobutsuna, had called, saying that he needed a favor of him... But what would this favor entail? After all, Ryoken was very unpredictable.

Naoe sighed into the phone, saying softly, "Ryoken, I don't know what you need me to do, but couldn't someone else...?"

"No, Naoe. No one else could do this... I need your help." Ryoken's voice sounded strange... Like he'd lost the will to fight....

"Ryoken, what's happened? You don't sound too good..."

"Naoe.... They....they took him... They took the one thing that was keeping me sane, keeping me humane. They took Harry from me..." Ryoken whispered, as though he feared to speak it would make it reality.

"Oh, Ryoken... Why didn't you call us? We might have been of help..." Naoe said, shocked.

"No.... No... Its fine, Ototo. Nothing can change it... But, I need you to take my child when he's born. I can't risk them coming back to actually kill him." Ryoken said, his voice shaking.

"Ryoken..." Naoe said, now horrified, "You can't! You can't give your child up!"

"I can. And I will. Naoe, my pup is in danger. The ministry that took my mate will surely return to kill our child. I can't allow that. They have no jurisdiction within Japan." Ryoken said, sounding close to tears now, "I won't stand by and let them kill my child... Naoe, please."

"Aniki..." Naoe whispered, shocked by his brother's behavior and tone.

"Listen to me, Naoe... I have to do this... I'm putting a lot of trust in you now, and I need to know if I'm doing the right thing."

"Ryoken, how do you expect me to care for a werewolf child?" Naoe asked, "I am not a werewolf, and you know this."

"I'll be with you for the first few months of the child's life. But afterwards, I'm leaving." Ryoken said, "All I need to do is make sure the child sees you when he opens his eyes."

Naoe's stomach twisted and his slowly nodded, "Fine, Ryoken. What do you mean 'opens his eyes'?"

"I mean, Naoe that the child will be in his wolf shape for a majority of the first few months. He'll be born human, during the first full moon of his life; he will transform and stay that way until a month after his eyes open. He'll then consider the first living being within his field of vision to be his parent." Ryoken said, his voice wavering.

"No." Naoe said his voice sharp and his entire body stiff, "You can't..."

"Yes I can. The ministry, if they try to kill me and succeed, will try to take the child from you, saying he should be with his other parent. Well, they won't be able too, because a werewolf pup taken from who they consider their parent will scream and howl until they get placed back within that parent's arms." Ryoken sounded resigned, as though he'd gladly die...

"I refuse to do this, Ryoken. I am not going to assist you in running away. If I did, I would be guilty of assisting suicide. I know you Ryoken, and you're doing this so you can commit suicide and run away." Naoe said his voice sharp with anger, "You are the eldest of the Nobutsuna, you are the one always cleaning up my messes, I'm not going to help you change that now."

"You fool, Ototo..." Ryoken said, his voice cracking, "I can't do this without Harry... I'm not just afraid of what the ministry will do to my pup. I'm petrified of what I will do to him... Of what my wolf half will do to him. Without my mate, I am nothing but a savage monster......"

"Ryoken...." Naoe spoke pleadingly, terrified of the prospect of helping his brother die, "I will not help you kill yourself."

"If you don't take my child, Naoe, I may kill it. And then kill myself, please... I'm begging you, Naoe..." Ryoken sounded desperate, "Please, you're the only one I can trust to raise him right. If you take him, make him yours, he'll be able to defend himself. Right now, those idiotic humans have me under magical survelliance. I can't defend nor teach him what he needs to know..."

Naoe took a slow deep breath and said softly, "I will have to talk with Lord Kagetora...."

"Naoe, this child is due in a month! We don't have time to wait for your Lord to make up his fucking mind! Alright?" Ryoken was suddenly the elder brother Naoe remembered.

"Ah.... Finally, you go back to yourself. I'll do this, Ryoken, but you must not allow yourself to die. You must live. I will not do this without retribution." Naoe said his voice calm and collected.

"Thank you Naoe....Thank you...." Ryoken hung up.

Naoe sighed and closed his eyes, "I really shouldn't be doing this...."

"No you shouldn't. I thought a dog didn't do anything without his master's permission?" Kagetora's voice made Naoe jump.

"Lord Kagetora!"

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