Chapter 10
Ghardeh stormed to his quarters what did Mahnde know he grumbled to himself. The only good thing that had come out of the conversation was the suggestion to talk with his sire. He was sure if he told his sire that he was calling about Jame-e he wouldn't just end the transmission abruptly. Once he got his sire knew what was going on he was sure a solution would be reached.
He finally made it to his quarters and the door swished closed behind him. He went to the communication screen and typed in his sire's transmission number and waited for a response. Oorjit answered the call right away surprised his son was paging him. Ghardeh instantly said, "Don't end transmission I call about Jame-e. I am concerned about her. She's more aggressive and is spending way too much time in Kehrite."
Oorjit would have laughed outright at his son had he not seen the serious concern in his pup's eyes. It appears Jame-e's assessment was correct his son had learned much from her. He replied, "Did you speak with her and her healer about your concerns? What are their thoughts?"
Ghardeh growled in annoyance saying, "Her healer is monitoring her Kehrite levels. He claims to be ensuring she won't strain herself. She herself has stated she does so to deal with her emotions and the need to rut. I believe her to be truthful but don't understand why she just doesn't take care of the need herself. We do have sex slaves for that very reason."
Oorjit growled at his pup it seemed he still had much to learn despite his growth. He glared at the male replying, "Jame-e wouldn't believe it was honorable to take from one unwilling. Even if they had been conditioned to be willing. She is likely waiting for you to make her."
Ghardeh glared at his sire shouting, "Make her why would I force myself on her. I am so unworthy to even be her consort. No one else really wanted the position they only wanted the notoriety of having been a Matriarch's consort."
Oorjit laughed outright watching his pup anger. He held up his hand saying, "She has been reporting to me. Nothing but glowing reports on all the honorable things you have accomplished. You have fended off dishonorable males saved the foundlings life once, and allowed Jame-e to have a consort without a mark or rutting. She had told me of all your improvements and speaks quite highly of you. While you still have a long way to go she has made me proud to call you son."
Ghardeh stood there in shock he had no idea that Jame-e had contacted his sire. His chest puffed out in pride as he realized that she had been bragging about his honorable deeds to his sire. He hadn't expected her to until he completed his position as her consort. He had planned on giving it to her life mate should he ever show up. Of course, he would make the male fight for the right so he could honorably tell the council that he lost a contest for the right.
Oorjit watched Ghardeh as he went from proud to confused a rumbled chuckle left his lips. Ghardeh still wasn't thinking things all the way through logically. His son still seemed to not understand why he was truly with Jame-e. Oorjit chooses her on purpose he knew the female wouldn't turn him away. Also, he knew that Jame-e's level of honor would both confuse and inspire his son. Oorjit finally said, "Why not tell me your honorable deeds and perhaps you will understand the Matriarch better?"
Ghardeh replied, "I don't see what she did sire!" He was beyond frustrated he didn't understand why she had contacted his sire. As far as he was concerned he hadn't done anything out of the ordinary. Suddenly Jame-e's voice filled his quarters. The recording mentioned him defending her to Luna's sire. Her telling his sire that there was hope for him and to not turn his back yet.
The next recording was about the number of males he had fought off to keep his position as consort. She mentioned how honorably he had fought allowing all challengers the choice to leave with their life.
The next recording was about his engaging and joining in raising Luna. He could clearly hear how proud she was at him. His constructive advice on how to improve trophy's had a big impact on the pup since it came from a male.
The next recording was about the guided hunt where Luna choose a large animal to hunt. They both had insisted on watching the hunt and being close enough to assist if needed. Luna had made a deadly mistake Jame-e was too far away to assist he was much closer because he had been cloaked to observe. He managed to grab Luna just in time to prevent a lethal blow. Luna had learned two valuable lessons that day. The first not to take on prey that was beyond her skill level. The second never lose focus of both the target and the surroundings during a hunt. Once Luna was safe he got to watch Jame-e take on the beast disabling it before making Luna finish the beast off.
Finally, the last recording mentioned his reasons as to why he did mark her or rut with her. She also included the few brawls he had gotten into defending her honor when they first boarded the ship. How he allowed her to handle her own battles as long as the fight was fair. She even mentioned where he had stepped in when the fight became dishonorable.
Hearing it in Jame-e's own words moved him in a way he didn't understand. It wasn't until his sire spoke that he realized there were no more recordings at least not yet. Oorjit said, "Had Luna been my pup she would have died. I asked her about her training method as it's an honor to die at the hands of a more powerful beast. She told me that a pup was Paya's gift. That we should protect and nurture so that they can learn from their mistakes. She told me that Luna wouldn't make that mistake ever again. All her pups had received the same kind of upbringing. She told me how hard it had been to convince Ci'tde to allow this type of training. Along with the group hunts, she started young."
Ghardeh stared at his sire both shocked and confused he had no idea that his sire had allowed pups to die. He had no idea if he had ever made any pups he didn't exactly stay around to find out. He hadn't been thinking clearly on what the consequences were to not having both parents for a pup.
