By the time the group makes it across the river they're all soaked to the bone. The Omega clings tightly to the child still in his arms. His blond hair clings to his face as the blood tickles down his face but he refuses to let one of the Alphas take the child from him. "I can carry her." He says with another growl.
Allistor doesn't blink. "I know yah can but let me take her." What he doesn't say is that he knows the child in his hands is already gone. She should have screamed or cried when they wadded into the icy water. Even now he can see her head is slumped over. "What's her name?" He asks as Gilbert starts to take the child instead.
"Ida." The Omega says trying to keep her. "And I'm Alfred but please get off of her. She's okay with me and I won't let you…" He stops when he looks down to see her covered in blood. "Oh God! No when was she shot?"
In a flash Alfred turns back to the band across the river. "Bastards!" He screams before Abel clamps his hand over his mouth. "No let go."
"They will kill you, kid." Abel answers holding Alfred tighter in his arms. "I know you're pissed but don't play a hero when there's no point."
"There is a point damn it." Alfred says biting his hand.
It hurts but Abel doesn't let go. "Stop biting me." He's about to pry the Omega's jaw away when a shot echoes in the darkness and a bullet whips by their heads. "Shit."
"Great just fucking great." Allistor says racing away with most of the others not far behind. He turns around for a moment seeing the wolf lagging behind. "Transform if yah can't keep up."
"If I do I have to drop the kid." Gilbert looks down at her hallow yellow eyes. She's gone but he can't leave her for the vultures. It doesn't feel right to him so he slings her body over his shoulder as he hobbles to safety.
They race away as the moon light starts to shine down on them once again. Allistor reaches their makeshift camp first it's not much but he picks up his bow. "Oi, Abel get the Omega to the tree line while I go get the Albino."
"Tell him to hurry his ass up because if he doesn't they'll maim his other leg." Abel says as he kicks dirt onto their small fire.
The Fox pulls out an arrow as he yells over his shoulder. "They'll do more than that if they catch any of us now get."
Like Gilbert did before Abel throws the Omega over his shoulder. "Whoa wait I can walk hell I can fight too."
"I'm sure you can kid but right now let's focus on not dying?" He's thankful that they travel light but at the same time he's torn. He knows they can take care of themselves but he's never one to back away from a fight. "Damn it…" He mutters before heading off towards the tree line in the distance.
Alfred continues to pull away from the Alpha's grasp. "I'm not helpless you know. I'm a uh…I'm from the Clan of Blue starlight. You've heard of them right?"
Abel slows his run. "I might have but that really doesn't mean anything right now."
"It means everything. Look we're taught at an early age that we can fight just as well as any Alpha so you could use-"
"What was your Father's name?" Alfred looks at him for a long time before opening his mouth to speak but, Abel beats him to it. "You want to say the Lord Cobalt hence making you the prince but we both know you don't have one marking on you. Besides the Blue starlight's Omegas don't speak."
Alfred glares down at him. "You don't know that."
"I do actually. My mate was a Blue and sorry kid but you're not one." He stops to hear another round of gun fire mixed with shouting.
Alfred likewise freezes as he concentrates on the sounds around them. "Two are coming with…one on their heels."
"Yeah I hear that too." His eyes fixate on the three moving figures getting closer. "Don't run kid." Abel lowers the Omega. "Stand perfectly still…" He takes out one of his small axes, never once taking his eyes off the last man. From what Abel can see he's a short man with what looks like a rifle in his hands. Just as he rises to shoot, Abel throws the ax as hard as he can.
While Alfred could have taken this chance to escape he's too in awe at the Neko. "Whoa…Dude." Is all he can manage to say seeing the rifle wielding man's head snap back before falling backwards. He's heard of only two tribes ever using axes like that before. "Wait…"
Abel picks him up again once the two join them. "Like I said kid you're no Blue since we're all Nekos anyway." He says with a smirk. "Then again next time you'll say you were part of the Silver snow or maybe the Black Wolves?"
"No but…" He looks towards Gilbert, who is still holding the child in his arms. "Can I please have her? I won't run you have my word just…" He trails off, his voice cracking.
Abel slides him off of his shoulder, "You're not a prisoner but she's already gone." They watch as Alfred takes the body and sinks to his knees. "Was she your daughter?"
"No…" He says kissing the girl's light brown hair. "She was going to be mated to a female Omega like I was."
"She's, she was only what eight or nine?"
"Nine" Alfred answers standing back up holding her body tightly to his chest. "It didn't matter to her people or mine…it was a deal between tribes and clans."
Alfred rests his chin on top of her head, hating himself for not realizing sooner that they were in trouble. He could have stopped the bandits if he tried harder. But again he wanted to play the hero. After a moment of silence Allistor takes his shoulder. "We'll bury her and take yah home."
"Yeah," Alfred whispers once they reach the tree line. "Not that I have any home to go back to…"
