John

The teen had a handful of treats with him as he walked into the Barn. He had caught glimpses of Tahirah, but so far had not had a chance to get close to her. But so long as she wasn't killing livestock, John didn't worry about her hanging around. Afterall, he knew she was the mother of the new litter of pups that were here. And he also knew that Aidan was the father. When ever John had free time, he would come out to play with the youngsters to keep them from going feral like their mother.

Aidan, Warfell, Coriscan, & Serach

Aidan stood up, shaking some hay from his pelt. Tail waving, the tall hybrid sauntered over to John to give him a friendly lick.

Warfell, Coriscan, and Serach all came rushing towards the teen. Like a little mob, they bounced around him, jumping up against his legs with sheer yips and barks.

Tahirah, Rue, Shark, & Quaidah

As soon as she heard John coming, Tahirah quietly got up and slipped out of the Barn. Aidan had already explained about the livestock, so she never bothered them. But... she just couldn't bring herself to allow a human's touch. She was feral.

The three pups were not, however. Like their siblings, they rushed John with excited barks and wagging tails.

John

He laughed as the youngsters swarmed him, and sent a hand out to pet Aidan, "Hey now, come on!" The teen laughed still, then sat down on a nearby haybale. He handed out a treat to each pup and did his best to pet each one of them, although it was hard with some many boiling around in one spot.

Now it was time to name the youngster. John reached forward to grab Quaidah and lift him up, "You will be Polar. Largest of your brothers and sisters." He set the pup down and reached for Coriscan next, "Fox for you, pup." John stated, going by the white tiped, fluffy tail of the youngster. "And..." he looked to Rue, the smallest of the bunch, "Abby." Derived simply from Abigale, in memory of their late-collie. "Atlas." For Warfell, a name of a long-gone dog they use to have. "And you..." John reached out to pick up Shark for a moment, "..will be Sass." And then to the last pup, who he reached out to give a pet on the head, "Ellsy." Derived partly from Elsa. Now he watched the pups, to see their individual personalities.

Aidan, Warfell, Coriscan, & Serach

Aidan looked proudly at his offspring, tail waving behind him. "Now don't be too roudy, guys." He added, then stood up and stretched. "And remember the names he's given you; those are you human names."

Serach jumped onto John's lap and reached up to lick his face, ears back and tail wagging excitedly.

Warfell growled playfully and grabbed a hold of John's shoe and began to chew on and doing his best to take it off the teen's foot.

Coriscan was mostly quiet, his tail waving only faintly. Ears went back when he was picked up, and his body tensed. From his mother, he had learned a fear of humans and was very anxious right now. After being set down, the hybrid moved slightly away from the rest of the group, casting curious looks to John now and then.

Rue, Shark, & Quaidah

Quaidah bit playfully at John's hands when he was picked up, then stretched his head forward to lick his master's face. When he was set down, the big pup pounced on Warfell, trying to tackle and pin his brother.

Rue woofed loudly, and jumped a John's side, pawing at him and trying to reach his face to give him a lick. "Abby- I like it! So, his name's John?" She asked, looking to her father.

Shark, the little brindle female, nuzzled John's leg, wagging her tail happily. Then, getting distracted, she scampered off towards the house.

Artemis

The grey fae had been returned to the ranch not long ago, and her wounds were still healing. She could eat, although she was slow and sometimes it was painful enough to stop her entirely for a time. However, she wasn't fond of staying away from any fun, and had followed the new scents to the barn. Her motions were bit slow, and her nares twitched at the scent of young ones. They reminded her of her parents new litter, and a smile played on her only slightly furred mug. John and Aidans scent also filled her nostrils, a friendly wave of her plume given to her friends. A blur from the distracted pup seemingly flying by her caused oen of her fores to lift up in bit of a surprise before some of her wolfish laughter could be heard. Slowly she padded closer to John, looking up at the boy like a very large puppy. She was for the most part an adult, except for her eyes.

Santuary*Convict

"Great now look what you did! We're lost!" Two wolf pups, came trotting to the barn. One of them, a large black male with blue highlights, was scowling. The other, a white dappled female trotted about trying to get her dark brother to play. "Come on Convict! Wheres your sense of fun?" The female said. Her name was Sanctuary and unlike her dark brother and parents, she was a kind natured loving soul. They rounded the bend and Sanctuary's eyes fell upon the pups and John. While Convict froze, the female let out a yip and raced forward to pounce on Warfell. "Convict look! Friends!" The young wolf pup, only a little younger then these pups here, was just extatic. No one in her packlands would play with her, she was to soft to kind. The black male snarled, as ferociously as his little body could muster and came forward to try and grab onto his playful little sister. "Thats a human, Sanc. We aren't supposed to-" He was about to say something else when suddenly the white pup jumped into John's lap and licked his face and neck yips of joy coming from her little maw. "Look! Its a peoples! I like peoples!" She leaped off of John and onto Selach now, her entire body wiggling as she nipped at the others. Convict, however, backed away from John his hackles raised. He couldn't leave his sister. He had promised to protect her. But what if he couldn't? He felt torn, undecided if he should just leave his little sister here and go home or to stay faithful and protect her from harm.

John

He laughed heartily at the pups' antics, knowing right off the bat that he'd named Ellsy well. She would hopefully become a great indoor dog. When Artemis arrived, John smiled more and reached out to give her a good pet on the head. "And here is our heroine." He was thrilled to see that she was recovering well, although the wolf still needed time to heal fully.

Then came a surprise; two unknown wolves. The female was friendly enough, and John didn't hesitate to stroke her head when she jumped on his lap. Stranger or not, she was only a pup- and a friendly one at that. "Just who are you? And..." His eyes trailed to Convict with some alarm, for it was never a good thing for him to see a human-aggressive pup. The teen reached his hand out part way and clicked his fingers, "I won't hurt you, come here..."

Sanctuary

She yipped at John then seeing her brother acting defensive she ran over and pounced on him. Biting his ear she shook her head and growled as mightly as she could. "Come on Con! He's nice see!" She ran back over to prove her point and licked John's hand her entire body wiggling as she wagged her tail. It was easy to see that she was a kind pup, soft and sweet. Convict was kind as well but highly uncertain of the human. Sharp blue eyes glared into John's own in defiance. Come to him? What was he mad? As his sister ran forward though, he knew he couldn't leave. Suicide would not be happy. "Sanc, come on! We shouldn't be here....." His voice was tinged with worry and although his hackles were still raised he quit his snarling. "Come on, Sanc....Seriously! Mom's gonna kill us." He took a step forward, closer to John his intent to grab his sister and go. Suddenly the boys hands touched him and he jerked backwards, out of range again. Where was help when you need it?

Aidan, Warfell, & Serach

Warfell gave a sharp growl, but it was tinged with playfulness. And Selach too joined in the fun. Both youngsters ganged up on Sanctuary, the brother trying to bite her ear, and the sister trying to get her tail.

Aidan was on guard at first, being protective of his offspring. But it was quite obvious that Sanctuary meant no harm. As they played, he looked to Convict, "You two are wild pups? Who are your parents..." The last thing he wanted was an angry pack coming to reclaim their youngsters. Heck, his pack family had done that for him the first time he was captured here. And so did Artemis's.

Convict

His eyes fell upon Aidan, deep exotic blue unlike his sisters golden. "We are the children of Suicide and Depression of the Death Pack, residents of the Parnassian Meadows." Uh oh. The parnassian meadows was no under the control of Eternal and her mate, Renegade. Enimies of the Lurkers. It would be a matter of time before the parents came in search of their children. Especially since all four of them were no where to be found.

Sanctuary yipped and growled playfully at Warfell but was soon caught beneath the two laughing. "Ok! You win, you win!"

Aidan, Warfell, & Serach

The Death Pack rung instant familiarity to Aidan's ears. He wasn't directly part of his blood pack, but he did keep close tags with what was going on, and knew well of their enemies. The Death Pack was responsible for the death of his brother and sister, and he did not take that lightly. "You had better return home and warn your parents not to come around here." He said in a stern voice, padding closer to Convict. "It will only mean death if they turn up here looking for you."

Warfell and Serach were both oblivious to what their father was saying to Convict- they were having too much fun playing with Sanctuary. Warfell took a step back, tail waving around frantically with a big grin plastered on his muzzle. Serach was growling loudly, but it was all for fun as well. She backed off a second, then pounced again.

Convict

A dark snarl erupted from his chest. He took a brave step closer to Aidan and said in a tone that was fit for an adult, "We fear no one" His tail rose above his back as his hackles raised as well. His lips curled back and he looked viscious even as a small pup. If he didn't protect his sister who would? "Besides that, we're lost." His eyes fell upon Sanctuary and he said in a murderous tone, "Sanctuary, come here." His siser, who had just got pounced upon by Serach, looked up with surprise at her brothers tone. "Ah..." She looked from John, to Serach and Warfell, to her brother then to Aidan. "But....I wanna play." Her eyes turned sad and she whimpered softly as she stood up next to Warfell. To soft, not made for this pack. Her mothers whispered words rang sharp in her mind. Suddenly she got a look just as dark as her brothers. The change was very dramatic. Her playful yellow eyes turned stone cold, her stance changed from 'Let's play' to 'I'm not leaving, and you can't make me'Her voice was cool and crisp as she said to her brother, "I'm staying. You can tell them that their soft little daughter chose a human over them. I hate them, and I hate you." Convict blinked. Had she just said...No. Couldn't have. Sanctuary was a softy, would never speak to him like that. But he saw her change and he knew this was one battle that both he and Aidan combined would not win. His eyes narrowed and he growled to her, "Fine." Sending a cold look to Aidan, he turned and walked away. "Shes your problem now." He said to the other over his shoulder. Once more the little sister grinned and turned to pounce on Warfell, her laughter ringing in the air. Now this could get interesting, for although soft, she was stubburn.

Artemis

The fae let her tongue hang from her jaws as the boy ruber his hand on her head, her eyes closing a bit. The growls however stirredher from her calm state and her eyes darted to the small male pup. A pup was no threat, although a lost pup often brought a not so lost pack. So until the small lad left, her eyes remained on him, dnares twitching often. Once he left her dial lifted, eyes to Aidan. A few wolfish steps were taken towards her friend as a low voice came,enough to hopefully keep the pups ears from catching. "I doubt her family will find her choice too thrilling..." Speaking, she motioned with her healing mug to the wild fae. Her words spoke more then the obvious, they hinted to something the ranch did not need. A pack wishing for their pup back ment killing in many cases.

Hidden Dragon

A white female timber wolf walked into the barnyard seeing the chickens and few horses she contuine to the barn where she heard barks if they were there she would say hi and leave as she walked in she saw many hybreds and some wolf pups she gave a low howl as she saw a human she gave a small movement of her tail and walked closer