Beating, Creating and ... lectures
As Lupins eye adjusted to the early morning light, he took in his surroundings are what little he could see of them. Looking around all he could see were warehouse and shipping containers that blocking his view of the surrounding area. But he could smell the ocean and assumed they were at a dock of some kind. The only thing that seemed out of place were two cars parked next to the warehouse they were just in that Avian was now heading for.
Walking over to one of the cars and opened the trunk and rummaged around before pulling out three weapons one of which was a very intricate bow that looked like a pair of wings. Along with a pair of curved twin knives that he handed to Yin and Yang, who use leather belts to tie them on.
"Alright, you two where this problem that you two mention," said Avian looking at the twin with a serious look.
"Over in a warehouse near one of the docked ships, Kodiak saw some suspicious looking people walking around, and she took Brutus to investigate," said the ponytailed twin.
With a nob, Avian took off quickly followed by the twins then by the young siblings who had trouble keeping up with their taller companions. But, after a few minutes they had reached on of the docks where Avian drew to a stop and duck by a stack of crates signaling for the other four to do the same, which they did. Once everyone had hidden themselves behind the crate, Lupin peeked around one of the crates to see what Avian had had spotted. At first all he saw was another warehouse but looking closer he could see people standing around the entrance who appeared to by armed.
"Hunters?" asked Rin peeking around the same crate as Lupin.
"No, just normal criminals," said Avian. "But what are they doing here and what's got Kodiak so wild up."
As if to answer his question the warehouse opened up and a group of faunas, mostly children, being led out by armed guards. They could tell right away that they were not there by choice as most of the faunas had worried or scared looks on their faces with a small amount of anger mixed in.
"Faunas trafficking" Avian practicable spat. "And the bloody monsters are taking children, Kodiak is going to go ballistic when she see's this. We have to find her before she goes off on them so we can think up a plan to deal with these fiends."
However, before they could do anything one of the faunas had taken off trying to escape from the traffickers. But two of the armed men quickly chased after him catching up to the boy as he was about to pass an alleyway between two warehouses. But just as one of them tried to grab the faunas someone stepped out of the alley swinging what look like a metal mace, cracking it across one of the trafficker skull dropping him immediately. And following it up with another swift strike to the other trafficker ending both in an instance.
Silence fell as the newcomer stood at the entrance of the alley standing over the now dead traffickers menacingly swinging his mace. He was a retaliative short but heavyset individual that had the appearance of someone in his mid to late teens and had what looked like a perpetually angry look on his face with short black hair. He were black slacks with suspenders and a white button up shirt with rolled up sleazes that revealing large arms and had black dress shoes a tie and bowler hat. In his hand, he held a mace made out of a white colored metal that almost looked like a bone with five flanges that were shaped to look like tusks.
"Oi, Avian is you going to stop hiding over there or am I going to have to take care of these dirt bags myself" he shouted out.
"Dang it Brutus," said Avian angrily before briefly shifting back to his ghoul form to pull a dozen or so feather from his wings that transformed into arrows before shifting back to his regular self.
"Yang."
"Yo," said the twin with her hair tied up in a bun in a semi-monotone voice.
"Get over there and get that kid to safety," said Avian.
With a nob, the twin took off at an alarmingly fast speed to retrieve the faunas boy. However, this did not go unnoticed by the remaining traffickers one of which took aim at her. But before he could shoot Avian stood from his hiding position nock one his arrows, draw it back, took aim and fire all in one swift movement. The arrow flew true and buried its self in the chest of the would-be shooter who fell soundlessly to the ground. Before any of the criminals could react to yet another one of their comrades being taken out Avian had fired off three more arrows taking out three more of the them leaving half a dozen of the traffickers left. In the time, it took all of this to take place Yang had crossed the distance from their hiding spot to Brutus and the faunas boy scooped up the boy and made her way back.
"Good job Yang, now get back to Brutus and try to keep him from blindly charging the criminal," said Avian. "And Yin stay here and keep an eye on the kids I'm going to find another firing position."
"Sure thing, bossman," said Yang.
"Yes, sir," said the ponytailed twin Yin apparently.
Lupin watch as both Yang and Avian headed off to fulfill their task before taking a moment to glance over at the faunas. The only thing of note being that he had red hair with horns of some kind poking out of his hair.
However, before he could take in any more details about the boy he heard a gunshot going off. Looking back towards the criminals one had started to shoot at random cargo containers probably thinking he had seen something. And at this point most of the faunas had fled aether taking advantage of the distracted criminals are just wanting to get away from all the shooting before they could get caught in the crossfire. Furthermore what could only be called a battle cry ranged out as Brutus charged at the remaining traffickers. Who blindly firing at him only really managing to slow him down whenever one of their shots managed to make contact.
However as he drew close instead of attacking the first trafficker to come into range of his mace he continued to charge past. Revealing that Yang had been using the larger boy as a shield to get close to one of the criminals. Almost to fast to see she lunged forward drawing her knives and delivered two quick strikes to the criminals upper chest and throat then just a quickly drawing back to safety. In the face of what could be called an unstoppable force and an unseen sniper, four of the remaining criminals retreated to the warehouse they had been holding the faunas in. While the fifth on chose to try his luck and just took off in a random direction disappearing into the maze of cargo containers. But for the four seeking safety within the warehouses, it would turn out to be the last mistake they would make as screaming could be heard from inside.
For a brief moment, the sounds of clashing metal and gunfire could be heard from inside the warehouses before going silent. Before long the doors flew open with a frantic trafficker desperately trying to escape whatever horror was awaiting him in the warehouses only to receive an arrow to the chest for his trouble. After a while, some one else walked out of the warehouses, and whoever it was it wasn't one of the traffickers. But a woman who looked just barely to be in her twenty's maybe twenty-one.
She was a slender and a rather tall woman quite possibly taller then Avian who up until now was the tallest person that Lupin and Rin had met. Furthermore, she had on a long skirt, a baggy wool sweater with a tall collar that covered her neck and simple flat shoes. With hazel colored eye and long wavy brown hair and bear ears, she looks like someone who would have a motherly appearance to her. If it wasn't for the look of pure rage, she had right now along with the battle ax she was carrying.
"How dare you monsters harm children"shouted the woman.
"Oi calmed down woman we got them," said Brutus resting his mace on his shoulder.
"Ya, Mama dear we took care of all of them," said Yang sheathing her knives. "Well, exacted for the one that ran off but Avian will probably get him."
After hearing this, the expression on the woman's face changed from a look of pure rage to that of concern before running over to Brutus and Yang. "Are the children safe did any of them get hurt?" she said while her eye started to tear up from concern while clutching her ax close to her chest.
"There ok Kodiak, they all got away no problem," said Brutus.
"Well there's still the one we left with Yin and the new kids," said Yang leading them back to the rest.
Meanwhile, as the made, there way back to where the rest of them were hidden Lupin still trying to proses what he had just seen. Altogether from when the faunus boy took off to when Kodiak walked out of the warehouse had taken less than a minute. It was simultaneously impressed and terrifying how it reminded him of the hunters that he used to fight when he was a Grimm. However, his train of thoughts was interrupted as he heard a small scream from behind him.
Turning to the source of the noise Lupin found himself looking at the last thing he had expected to see. Somehow the last trafficker had worked his way over to them and had grabbed Rin, causing her to drop her halberd. And was now using her as a shield while holding a knife to her throat. Lupin froze on the spot not knowing what to do as ever protective instinct in him screamed for him to do something to save his newly optioned sidling. But being unable to do as long as there was a knife held to her throat.
"Stay back! If any of you try anything I'll slit her thought" said the criminal while he backed away from the rest of the group. "And that go's double for whoever was shooting those arrows."
However, the criminal failed to notice that the girl that he was holding had grown a death stalker tail and with a swift flick of her tail she embedded the glowing stinger into the traffickers back. With an agonizing scream of pain, he let go of her while Rin shifted back her tail dissolving into her back as she lunged for her halberd grabbing it and swinging it around in a defensive stance. And taking advantage of the opening Lupin lunged forward shifting into ghoul form and slashing his knife like claws across the criminals legs bringing him to his knees and followed it up with a slash to the throat. With a shock expression, the criminal fell to the ground clutching his neck as the last trace of life left him.
As Lupin stood over the traffickers lifeless body, the scent of blood started to flood his scenes only blocking out all but one thought. One that he had ignored due the confusion of waking up in a strange place, meeting the other ghouls and running into the faunas traffickers. The simple thought that he was hungry, very hungry, and now there was a fresh kill in front of him and he could only think of one thing. To feed. And as he drew closer to the body he could feel his teeth start to grow sharper as he prepared to feast on the body. But before he could begin to feed on the dead criminal something tackled him away from the body.
Struggling to get away from his attacker Lupin tried lashing out with his claws only for his assailant to pinned his arms to his sides as two arms wrapped around him. As he continued to struggle the grip on him only grew stronger threatening to squeeze the air out of him. The edges of his vision were starting to blur when he felt a sharp pain pierce his neck as something bit him. He could feel the venom start to flood his system as his struggling dying as his muscles went numb and refused to follow his commands eventually stopping all to gather. Once fully paralyze his assailant released their grip on him allowing him to breath normally again and laid him on the ground giving him a chance to see his attacker. Only to see Yin looking down at him shrinking fangs clearly visible.
"What's going on here," asked Avian having just reemerged from the cargo containers drawing everyone's attention.
"This fool thought he could take the new girl hostage, but her and the other new kid took him out," said Brutus pointing at the died trafficker. "But the new boy went into a feeding frenzy and Yin over there had to give him one of her paralyzing love bites."
"s-sorry sir, D-did I do something wrong," said Yin shrinking under everyone's continued gaze.
After looking around and evaluating Brutus testimony, Avian let out a sigh before addressing Yin. "No, you did good Yin," he said to the girl who visibly relaxed after hearing the praise. "But where did the kid go?" asked Avian looking around for the now missing faunas boy.
"Oh, the poor thing took off the moment that the man grabbed the girl," said Kodiak.
"So he didn't see anything, Good," said Avian to himself.
"Um, sir is Lupin going to be okay," said Rin drawing everyone attention having spoken up for the first time.
"Don't worry squirt Yin and I don't produce lethal venom. He'll just be paralyzed for an hour are two" said Yang ruffling Rin's hair who tried pushing away Yangs hand with an anode wine.
"well we should get going before the dock workers start to shows up. Kodiak can you carry the boy?" said Avian.
"Can do," said Kodiak walking over to the paralyzed boy and effortlessly lifting and carried him bridal style before following Avian and the rest back to the cars.
Once there Avian opened the trunk of his car where everyone stored their weapons including Rin's Halbert and Lupins katana. Once the weapons were put away, there was a short discussion about who would take which car. They decided that Brutus Yin and Yang would go with Avian, and the two young siblings would go with Kodiak. And after a while with a little help from Rin, Kodiak managed to strap Lupin into one of the back seats next to Rin. Before getting into the driver's seat and following Avians car as they left the docks and headed into the city.
The long car ride was largely uneventful with Kodiak occasionally trying to have small talk with Rin like what was her favorite color or flower that She couldn't answer being less than an hour old. However, at some point during the drive Lupin started to regain feeling and enough control over his body to at leas get a good look out the window. For the most part, there wasn't match to look at besides the building they passed and the occasional street or store sign. Neither of which meant anything to him not being unable to read but it was better than staring at the back of a seat. But that quickly got boring, so he looked over at Rin to see what she was doing only to find that she had apparently been watching him for a while.
"How are you feeling, big brother," said Rin a little embarrassed using the unfamiliar term for the first time.
"Big Brother?" said Lupin slightly confused.
"Well Avian said that we are sibling so a thought I would start calling you big brother," she said get a little more embarrassed.
"No, I get that, but am I the older one," said the wolf.
With a quick pause, she took a moment the ponder the question before responding. "Well, you seem like a big brother. Like when that man grabbed me you looked concerned and worried for me."
"Aw, how cute. She's already adapted to the little sister role" said Kodiak from the front seat.
And with that the next several minutes wore spent in silence as Rin tried desperately to hide her embarrassment at being called cute. Taking note of this Lupin stored the information away for future use as a way to tease his potentially younger sister. After regaining her composure she took another look at him tilting her head a bit before asking a question. "are you going to change back?"
Confused by her question it took a minute for him to realize that he had never changed back after dealing with the trafficker. This was confirmed when he looked at his hands and saw the blade like claws instead of normal hands. Quickly clearing his mind, he felt the cold, numb sensation that signaled his transformation was taking place. Slowly the feeling started the fade, and he look down to see that his hand were back to normal, and a look at his reflection in the window showed that the bone mask had dissolved as well. It was at this point that they arrived at their destination a three-story brownstone house that was nestled between an apartment building and a store of some kind being run by an old man.
With a little help from Rin, Lupin who was still suffering from the lingering effect of Yin's venom got out of the car and shakily climbed the stairs leading to the brownstone front door. Following the rest as they entered the building he looked around seeing a staircase directly in front of him a small a kitchen to his left and living room to his right that everyone was heading to. The living room didn't have much in the way of furniture with a couch and armchair and what looked like a park bench all centered around a small coffee table with a TV mounted on the wall. Entering the living Yin, Yang and Kodiak sat on the couch while Brutus plopped down in the arm chair. Avian choosing to remain standing leaving the bench for the young siblings who practically collapsed on top of it.
"Well, first things first" began Avian before checking to make shore that any windows had the curtains closed. "Everyone transform and introduce your selfs."
"I'll go first," said Kodiak while getting up as her hair grew into a longer wild mess and darkening until in was almost black. Her arms and hand also change growing thicker with ending in paw-like hands tipped with claws and covered in fur. Finally, she grew an Ursa bone mask that cover most of her face with interact red markings. "My names Kodiak Brown and I used to by an Ursa."
"I'm next," said Brutus reluctantly getting out of his chair. However unlike Kodiak, Brutus started by growing a Boarbatusk bone mask with tusks that encased most of his head like a helmet. Next several bone plates grew over his entire body forming a suit of armor with simple red marks on his chest, shoulders, and the head. "The name Brutus Victorinus and I used to be a Boarbatusk."
"All right sis we're up," said Yang standing up with Yin, who shyly hid behind her while both removed their hair ties letting allowing their hair cascade down to their mid back. With their hair simultaneously changing colors to white For Yin and Black for yang while growing King Taijitu bone mask the opposite color of their hair and red marks around their eyes. And with a quick smile from both they showed off their newly grown fangs. "I'm Yang Xangfan"
"And I'm Yin Xangfan, and we used to by a King Taijitu," said Yin.
"And you already know me but I'll introduce myself again," said Avian. Once again the sibling watched as Avian transformed into his ghoul form but this time they were able to make out more details in the well-lit room. His wing grew bigger with the left one turning black to match his right one with the feathers growing longer with an almost blade-like edge to them. Furthermore, short black talon like claws grew from each finger that looked they could pierce throw metal but wouldn't interfere with normal activity. Finally growing a nevermore bone mask with intricate red marks that covered the top of his face. "I'm Avian Eyas and I used to by a Nevermore."
With the last of the introduction over silents fell over the room once again as the five former Grimm remained standing looking at the siblings expectantly. After a minute the young sibling to figured out that they were waiting for them to introduce themselves as well, and Rin was the first to stand up.
"H-hello me name is Rin Silverman," said the former death stalker. And with a small look of concentration she started to transform starting with her bone mask that covered the top half of her face ending just below the nose. Like the others, her mask had the red marks but weren't nearly as intricate and had two fang-like pertains that framed her mouth. Followed up by the growing of bone armor that Lupin hadn't noticed in the dark warehouse but unlike Brutus's armor hers only went over her arms shoulder and torso. And finally a death stalker tail snaked it's way out of the bottom of her gown coiling around her feet the glowing stinger carefully pointed away from anyone else. "And I used to be a death stalker."
With a little help from Rin, Lupin shakily made his way to his feet and looked around the room and with a deep breath transformed. Like with Rin, the first thing to grow was his bone mask that covered the top half of his face with simple red marks around his eyes like the twins. Next his teeth grew sharp and pointed like they had back at the warehouse then finally his hand transformed into the knife like claws. "My names Lupin Silverman and I used to be a Beowulf."
Once again the room fell into silences as two siblings finished introducing themselves fidgeting a bit under the continued gaze of the other ghouls, a silence that was broken by Kodiak.
"There adorable!" gushed Kodiak before rushing over and picking up both siblings in a bone crushing hug.
"Dagnabbit, woman, put them down before you crush them," said Brutus rushing over with Avian to pry the sibling from Kodiak's grip.
"Too late" croak Lupin feeling an overwhelming sense of deja vu.
After a minute, they managed to loosen Kodiak grip enough for the sibling to get away both collapsing onto the floor to catch their breath. And with a few deep breaths the two got up and once again collapsed onto the bench.
"Kodiak you have to be more careful you could have severally hurt them," said Avian with a exacerbated sigh while transforming back to his regular form.
"Ya, Mama bear plus you drove them here you could have freaked out then," said Yang her and her sister having already changed back with Yin running over to check up on the siblings.
"Sorry," said Kodiak with an embarrassed blush having also changed back along with Brutus. "But look at them, there all small with his little bitty claws and her tiny stinger."
"It's not tiny! It's slender" said Rin with an embarrassed blush while hugging her tail.
"Enough, Kodiak sit back down," said Avian with another sigh. "Putting everything aside you two are probably hungry." As if to answer him both Rin's and Lupin's stomach let out a loud rumble.
With a small chuckle Avian look towards Yin, who was still hovering around the two. "Yin could you get these two something to eat. There should be something in the ice chest that they can eat."
With a nod Yin walked off to find something the two to eat during her sister also left the room but headed upstair instead. While Kodiak and Brutus went back to sit on the couch and armchair respectively and Avian once again remained standing. And with everyone settled down the two siblings changed back like the rest.
"Well, I guess will get the lesson started," said Avian running a hand through his hair. "So let start with the basics, as we've all stated we used to by creature of Grimm and for whatever reason after dying we wore brought back as what we call ghouls. Now there are three things about ghouls that need to be brought up immediately, one of which are ghoul biology that share characteristics of are former Grimm selves. Next is are hunting and dietary habits that we will go into more details later but let's just say we're picky eaters and leave it at that. And finally although it doesn't affect your life like the other two you'll find that you have a scar of some sort on you that related to how you died."
"Wait, what do you mean we have a scar?" asked Lupin.
"He mean like this," said Kodiak as she pulled down the collar of her sweater revealing a thin circular scar that went around her neck. "I can't remember how it happened but as an Ursa a was decapitated."
"simple put whatever the killing blow was will appear as a scar for me it's just below me shoulder were my the arm meat the body," said the Nevermore grabbing his right shoulder. "For most it doesn't interfere with regular day to day activity but it can be hard to explain if someone happens to see them. I would suggest coming up with something ahead of time to tell people just in case some ever see your scars instead of trying to come up with something on the spot."
As the sibling process, this new information Lupin felt his hand trace over the spot on his chest where he remembered being cut by the huntress. And with a quick glance at Rin he saw that she had reached back with one of her hand to touch a spot on her back. However, their attention was brought back to Avian as he cleared his throat.
"Now let move on to the next point, biology, are how it pertains to both you ghoul and regular forms starting with ghoul form," said the Nevermore. "As you've already seen while transformed we share traits of the Grimm we used to like the bone mask and the red markings. But also thing like bone armor for Brutus and you Rin and with razor sharp feathers for me along with some other examples.
"However less obvious is how your Grimm biology effects you regular forms, A clear example of this being how Brutus was able to shrug off being shot by those traffickers no problem," said the Nevermore. "Although Brutus is the most capable of shrugging off attacks we're all capable of resist small arms fire, and regular blade can't cut us. But high caliber or dust infused ammunition is still a threat to us along with whatever enhance steel that hunters use to forge their weapons. But are increased durability aside you'll find that you'll have an enhanced ability or two.
"You mean we'll get a semblance" spoke up Rin noticeable excited over the idea of getting a semblance.
"Um, well no" responded Avian.
"Oh," said Rin dejectedly.
"Ya, we may look like the people of remnant but we don't have auras and thus don't develop a semblance," Brutus said bluntly.
"Yes, as Brutus so elegantly put it we don't have semblances," said Avian with an annoyed sigh at the boarbatusk's lack of tack. "But that doesn't mean we don't have our own ability's such as the twins and Kodiak's increased strength both in ghoul and regular form."
Having experienced how strong they were both at the dock with Yin and a couple minute ago with Kodiak's spine breaking hug the wolf had no doubt that he was telling the truth.
"If I were to guess I would say that Rin properly has durability like Brutus and Lupin has agility maybe even a little bit of strength," said Avian. "But we'll figure that out later."
Just then Yin walked back into the room carrying two plates that that she placed in front of the two siblings before walking back out of the room. On each plate was a pile of unidentified slight chard diced meat with some sauce poured over it plus a fork. Slowly both siblings took a plate but didn't start to eat right away instead poking the meat with their forks for a while before Lupin brought one of the cubes to his mouth and took a bite. Slowly chewing Lupin couldn't describe the taste, or even if there was a taste, of the meat, but he could tell that it was something he enjoyed eating. Giving a quick nod to other silver head he proceeded to dig into his food Quickly followed by Rin, who just as eagerly ate her food both finished their food in a little over a minute. With a content sigh placing their plate back on the table both and leaned back into their seat.
"Well, I guess this is as good a time as any to talk about our dietary habit," said Avian. "So as you probably noticed you didn't taste what you just ate, but you still enjoyed eating it"pausing long for the sibling to nod that they understood Avian then continued. "Well, as you'll find our sense of taste is rather different from the people of remnant almost none existent in some case. But if you are eating something that part of our diet need, you'll find that it will be enjoyable to eat."
"What exactly do we eat then" ask the wolf getting tired of Avian skirting around the subject.
With a small pause to gather his thought then continued "Well to put it simply we hunt and eat the flesh of the people of remnant."
"But back at the warehouse I thought you said that your group didn't hunt people," said Rin sounding a little worried.
"Well yes I did, and we don't," said the Nevermore his wing twitching nervously. "We do have one other option though."
"And what's that?" ask Lupin.
"Grimm" come Brutus blunt answer.
Both siblings were in so much shock after hearing that all they could do sit with a look that cross between surprise and disbelief.
"Oh dear, I think you broke them," said Kodiak said with concern in her voice then shoots an angry look at Brutus. "You can't just blurt out something like that you should have taken it slow."
"It would have been a shock regardless this way it over and done with quickly."
"Enough" was responded Avion to the arguing pair before walking up to the two shocked siblings and shaking their shoulders to get them out of their shocked state, Rin being the first to say anything.
"W-we eat Grimm," she said shakily.
"Yes it's an option, but not one you'll have to make right away," said Avian.
"What do you mean," said Lupin.
"We don't need to eat as often as the people remnant do" was his answer. "Maybe once a month, and you just ate so it will be a while before you have to make a decision."
"So what did we just eat? Ask Lupin.
"Human liver's" was Brutus reply.
"Brutus!" shouted Kodiak.
Seeing the shocked looks on the siblings face Avian decided to explain himself. "I work at a local hospital as a mortician and occasionally I can swipe an organ are two without being noticed."
"so, no hunting," said Rin shock starting to fade.
"No hunting" answered Avian Patting Rin on the head. "Plus if I get caught only I'll get in trouble."
Just then however the conversation was interrupted by Yang, who had just walked down stares "There room is ready" she cold out.
"Well I guess that will be enough for now," said Avian. "But one more thing before you go to see your room and this has to do with aging as it were. Despite your physical appearance you are still newborns, along with Yin, Yang, and Brutus, and will take a while before you start to age properly so you should take that into consideration." And with that he grabbed a remote off the table and switched on the TV were a news story was on.
"... in the latest news the body of twelve known criminal were found in a local warehouse. All members were considered dangers and they were discovered..."
The rest of the story would go unheard by the young siblings as they followed Yang up to their room. their room was on the third floor with a little wipe board with their names on it. And seemed to be the only room in use on the floor and following Yang into the room the sibling got their first look at their room. However, there wasn't much to see as the room only had two twin beds with blanket and pillows with dresses at the foot of each bed. And a reading desk and curtains were drawn over a dissent sized window.
"Ya, it not much to look at but once you get a few things of your own it will liven up the place," said Yang with her hand in her hoodie pockets. "Plus you're the only one on this floor, so you get full run of the place," she made to leave the room before turning back and tossed a key chain with single key to Lupin who managed to catch it. "You two have had quite on an eventful first day, and it's only 10 am, your probity tired. if you want, I'll tell the others that you're taking a nap."
Lupin gave a small nod before turning to look at his new sibling who had already borrowed her way under the blankets of her bed and had already nodded off. "Sleep well you two," said Yang with a small chuckle while closing the door to the room leaving Lupin standing there.
Walking over to the unoccupied bed he plopped down on top of the bed not bothering to get under the sheets. But before he could nod off he placed the key chain on the desk between his and Rin's bed. As he did he did so, he saw his sibling face poking out from under her sheets his mind flashing back to when she'd been grad. The only thought that was running throws his mind as he remembered her fear stricken face being that he had failed. Failed to protect his little sister like he'd failed his old pack, but she was his new pack now, and he would not fail her again. And with that thought he let dreariness take him into a dreamless sleep.