"John. It's all my fault! All because of me, John got.." Reika says as she comes outside as the others are getting back and see Hiro carrying John's body before placing him on the ground as she goes over to him and begins crying.
"Don't say that, Reika! John sacrificed his own life to protect every one of us! Don't say anything like that!" Hiro says as Reika continues crying.
"What are you doing?" Roxanne asks seeing Hiro digging at the ground.
"Digging graves." Hiro says as Amber and her sisters join him on digging as others begin to help dig graves before the group later howls to mourn their fallen friends.
*Timeskip*
"Weed, what shall we do from here?" Jerome asks.
"We can't do anything about Hougen if we just keep standing here!" GB shouts as the group looks at Weed.
"Wait a moment. If we just rush straight into him, we'll all die." Hook says as he and GB begin to bicker.
"Let's go to Shiga." Weed says.
"Weed.." Jerome says as Weed looks at him.
"I believe in my father. I know he'll manage to survive until he's been able to meet my sister and I." Weed says.
"Just what I expected from the son of the Ohu leader. Well, we're not going to run away from this! We won't be satisfied until we've thrown Hougen down!" Rocket says as he looks at the others.
"We'll got Shiga and bring Kyoushiro and his comrades with us!" Weed shouts.
"Hook, was it? You can be the one to escort Reika to the northern alps." Hiro says as he explains to Hook what he wants him to do with a fang from John he found.
"Reika here is where we part." Weed says as he looks at Reika.
"Please let me go to Ohu. I want to deliver this last piece of John as well. If Hook doesn't mind..." Reika says as he looks at Hook.
"Don't worry about it. You're very welcome here." Hook says.
"Hook! Just because you're going off with a girl doesn't mean you can try anything with her!" GB shouts as he looks over at Hook.
"You know GB your with me quite a bit and I'm a girl, but yet you always seem eager to protect me and favor my company." Amber says as she gives GB a slight smile causing him to blush.
"Well I uh.. I just um... I just think your good company is all.." GB says nervously as he looks away.
"Really now? Doesn't seem that way to me but if that's how you feel. Don't worry Hook, we trust you. Just keep her safe." Amber says as Hook nods seeing she got GB to shut up quickly.
"Well then, Weed.. I'll be praying for you." Reika says as she looks at Weed.
"Alright, everyone. Let's go!" Weed says as everyone begins to follow him leaving Hook and Reika.
*Timeskip*
"Stop it! I'm sorry!" A voice shouts as the group is running.
"Everyone! Wait up! That voice..!" Weed shouts as the group stops.
"That's not something you hear everyday.." GB says.
"It sounds like a puppy." Amber says getting angry hearing the pup's cries before running towards the sounds.
"Amber wait!" Weed shouts before group follow after her but the group and Amber stop seeing a dog come running at them. Another dog then comes running behind him before he then attacks the one before him sending him at the ground with a wound on the ear as the dog asks to be spared.
"There's no way I can let a guy like you live. I'll give you what you deserve!" The dog shouts before Weed tackles him away from the wounded dog.
"I don't know what's going on here, but don't you think this is going too far?" Weed asks.
"Who are you? Where did you come from? Don't tell me you can't see what's going on here.. Even so, the odds are against you. When I get angry, I tend to not care about anything else that's in my way." The dog says as he looks around at the group.
"Well then, why don't you be at peace with us? The best way to settle a fight is by talking." Weed says.
"Kid, don't nose into someone else's business when you don't know what's going on. Seems like you need to learn what happens when you intrude. Watch." The dog says as he stands up and howls.
"What the..?" Roxanne asks before the group look around them to see they are now surrounded by younger dogs.
"Do they obey you? What the hell?" Weed asks as they look at the dogs around them.
"If you were from around here, you'd know who I am. My name is Kyoushiro the silver." The dog says as some of the group look at him.
"What!?" Rocket asks.
"That's him!?" GB shouts shocked before the other dogs begin to run toward them.
"What we do, Weed decides. Weed is our leader." Jerome says calmly.
"What the..? That brat is your leader?" Kyoushiro asks looking at Weed.
"Your just a brat, yourself!" GB shouts looking at Kyoushiro.
"Easy GB. He is still only a child. All of them are." Amber says going over to GB as he looks at her.
"I'm completely different to the rest of you. One year is all I've lived, but I can fight like a ten year old." Kyoushiro says.
"A ten year old?" Weed asks as the brown dog from before starts trying to sneak away.
"Don't let that old shit get away!" Kyoushiro shouts as the dog tries to run but gets tackled down by two dogs.
"Stop!" The dog shouts as the dogs begin attacking him.
"Alright! Punish him a little." Kyoushiro says.
"That's enough!" Weed shouts as he begins to run to help the dog before Kyoushiro stops him in his tracks before calling his dogs off before they kill the dog.
"They're all only one year old, but it's as though they've lived for five or six years. None of us ever felt the love of a parent. No then, I'll deal with you lot later. Kid, come over here. Don't be afraid. We have your father restrained." Kyoushiro says as he looks at a small brown puppy hiding before another dog.
"Teru, I'm sorry! Your father has been bad to you. Please.. help your father!" Teru's father shouts as Teru backs up more behind the the dog he is hiding behind.
"Shut up! Why now? You're only saying that because you're in trouble! This guy's father thought he'd been stealing his food from him, so he started beating him. That's why I went to the extent of cutting one of his ear's off. He did something a father shouldn't do. He did something an adult shouldn't do. Teru, well? Do you still think of him as your father?" Kyoushiro says as the pup hesitantly walks toward him with Amber watching him feeling sorry for the young dogs.
"No.. That guy.. That guy.. is not my father!" Teru shouts as he begins crying.
"Alright, he's decided. Hey!" Kyoushiro shouts as his dogs pick up the pup's father and throw him down into a river while ignoring Weed's shouts for them to stop.
"While I'm at it, I'll tell you guys as well. This is my territory, so none of you have any authority to be here. But if you bother my comrades, even a little, I won't forgive you. Got it?" Kyoushiro says before he and his followers take the young pup and leave.
"Weed, I should have seen this coming. I'm sorry." Rocket says as Weed shakes his head.
"What you got in mind Weed?" Amber asks.
*Timeskip*
"Seriously? This is getting old." Amber says as she and GB get up seeing Weed leave.
"He is going wherever Kyoushiro is. Let him go. Kyoushiro isn't a bad person. If you look past his harsh exterior, you can see his sense of justice. If we target his good side, he'll help us." Jerome says as he stops Amber and GB from following Weed.
"Well at least let me leave. I'm awake and I want to take a walk for a bit. I won't be long." Amber says as Jerome nods.
"Be careful of those other dogs." GB says as Amber walks to the door and looks back at him.
"I will." Amber says as she walks off.
*Timeskip*
As Amber is walking she soon notices Weed with Kyoushiro as his pack in a large opening before seeing the rest of the group in the woods and noticing two dogs not far away in the woods watching as well.