Near the tree line near Saix's hut stood the blue-furred wolf and the young human. Turning his head, the wolf eyed the boy and growled out quietly, "I have to give this deer to the pack elders. Go to my hut, I will be there soon. Do not leave. Do not get caught."

The boy nodded, "Okay."

They both went their separate ways, Saix toward the village's centre and Zexion turned and entered Saix's home.

The blue-furred wolf made his way to where the elders were standing. He put the deer on the grass before them and he bowed his head respectfully. "I hope this offering satisfies you, Elders."

A large black wolf spoke up from his spot among the elders, "Thank you, Saix. Your offering is greatly appreciated."

"Oh, Angeal…" The ginger furred wolf beside the black one laughed a little, "Must you be so formal?" He turned to Saix and gave a smile, "Great job, Sai. I have to say, you're one of out best hunters."

The blue-furred wolf's tail began to wag slowly, "Thank you, Master Genesis."

Genesis turned to the large silver wolf beside him and tilted his head to the side slightly, "Hey, Seph, didn't Sai do a good job?"

"Hn." The large wolf huffed, flicking the tip of his tail. He turned his head slightly, peering at Saix with one eye.

Rolling his eyes, Genesis looked back to Saix, "Sorry, bud, he isn't in a very pleasant mood tonight."

"That is okay, Master Genesis. If you do not mind, I got injured while hunting; may I go back to my hut and retire for the night?"

"Oh, sure. Make sure to get that wrapped up. I'll send someone to bring you food later."

Saix visibly flinched and nodded, "Yes, okay, sir."

Noticing his wince, Genesis arched a brow, "You okay, there, Sai?"

"Yeah… Just… Uh, the cut on my shoulder stretched is all."

"Ah, be sure to fix that up, Saix. We can risk losing you."

Chuckling to himself, the blue-furred wolf, "Of course you cannot, Gen."

Genesis was an Elder, yes, Saix understood that. But even though they had that ranking between them, Saix swore the two of them were best of friends. He and Genesis could always talk buddy-buddy, they always joked around. It may be because they had a lot in common, or it may be because Saix was the only one that wasn't intimidated by him.

Raising up on his hind feet, Saix offered the Elders a respectful bow. He dropped back down to all fours, turned, and walked away.

Making his way to his hut, Saix pushed past the fur door and collapsed on the hay bed. He closed his pretty golden eyes and rolled his head to the side. Zexion poked his head out from a bear skin blanket and watched the werewolf. "Hey… Saix…?"

Cracking an eye open, Saix mumbled, "What?"

"Err… Would you like for me to wrap your wounds..?"

Furrowing his brows, Saix let out a sudden barking laugh, "Oh, I forgot about that. Yeah, sure, you can if you wish to."

Zexion shuffled forward toward the wolf, "What do I wrap them with?"

"Over there…" The wolf waved a hand toward one corner of the hut, "there should be some small animal furs. Use those."

The human moved to get the furs and made his way back to the wolf. "You should really just get some gauze like we have." He carefully picked up Saix's right arm and began to wrap a fur around a rather large gash he had. "This can't be sanitary."

"We live in the woods, we do not have anything that is sanitary."

"How sad." The boy pulled on the fur to tighten the make-shift bandage.

A sharp gasp fell from the wolf as sudden pain lanced through his body. Saix arched his back off the ground, "Ngh…"

The teen yelped slightly, "S- Sorry!"

"It is fine… Just a little sting…"

Sitting back on his heels once the bandaging job was done, Zexion mumbled quietly, "Saix… Can I ask you something..?"

"Sure."

"What is yours and Xemnas' history?"

"That, my little pet, is quite a long story…"

Zexion let a small smile creep onto his face, "I've got time."