Torek

Torek and the other two had taken about three hours before returning. Torek had tracked the scent of the cats to the mountains and to a hole in the earth. The cats scents were too fresh to dare venture down to investigate though. But sakura's scent was faint there but much fresher then on the dogs. He entered the territory at a run and sent out a calling howl. He returned to his brother and th mutt.

Tayzeka was with them. She still had all the intentions of leaving the main pack. Whether any would join her she did not know. Crow or keap would as sh e planned on choosing one of them as her mate.

Starscream & Others

Hutch had made no move to escape in those three hours, nor did he give his captors a hard time. He'd made the occasional attempt to explain his innocence, but it had either fallen on deaf ears, or was cut short by Keap's aggressive tactics. When Torek inevitably arrived, with Tayzeka and Crow close in tow, the American bulldog was laying on his belly, his blocky head and muzzle resting on a patch of sedge.

Starscream wasn't long in arriving either, responding to Torek's call as the wolf reentered their territory. Carried under swift strides and ample determination, he reached the scene shortly after the scouting party, and turned directly to Torek. "What'd you find?" The lack of Sakura was a bad sign, but Starscream was not surprised; he'd assumed the pup dead, and had little hope that they'd be returning with her today. All he was waiting for was the grim confirmation before he'd make good on his promise to Hutch.

"No luck?" Keap murmured as he sidled up beside Tayzeka, eying the bulldog that had begun to quiver once more. Oh, he was going to enjoy spilling the mutt's blood.

Tayzeka

Torek stood he glared at the mutt hating dogs anyways. HE then looked to star.WE found her scent faint at the place he said no smell of blood. We picked up the big cats stench to and followed it to the mountains to a hole in the ground. WE dared not go in because the cats scent was very fresh. I think we should bring the cur there and have him go down and see if she thereOH yes he was very cruel.

Tayzeka rubbed up against keap for once and sneezed as a response since torek just spoke it.

Starscream & Others

"No blood?" Starscream pondered this finding, thinking of several possibilities that could explain this clue. At the very least, it didn't confirm that Sakura was dead, and that was enough to pursue the trail, despite his belief that Hulia's daughter was surely dead by now. "Just two cats, then? Hmm..." He looked to Hutch, then nodded slightly, reaching a quick decision in his mind. "Alright Torek, we'll go with your plan - and we'll bring Namir with us. We're either coming back with Sakura, or we'll have the pelts of those that killed her."

Keap was not the least bit shy in pressing his coat closer to Tayzeka's. He went so far as to puff up his fur a bit even, and boastfully chime in about the plot, "I say we return with Sakura and a pair of cat pelts."

Tayzeka

Tayzeka would stick with the pack till after they determined if Sakura was dead or alive. Then she would wander off alone or with keap perhaps. She kept her body to him not really looking at Star what so ever her tail was up as well.

Kurok grinned.Good then and I agree with keapHe said licking his lips.

Torek nodded

Starscream & Others

Starscream wasn't blind to the antics of Tayzeka and his son, and upon seeing Tay's tail start to go up, he flashed her a quick but pointed look. It was wordless reminder to watch her rank while in his presence, and Keap was given the same warning. With bigger fish to fry than two frisky wolves though, Star left his warning at that and turned directly to Torek. "Lead us to this hole you found." He was anxious to uncover the fate of Hulia's daughter, whether it be for better or worse. "Kurok, if our prisoner attempts anything, you have my permission to stop him, by whatever means necessary."

Torek

Tayzeka lowered it a little but not entirely to her submissve self. It wouldn't matter much longer anyways, she could be in the vacinity of Star because she had feelings that he did not return. She kept close to keap having a filling that when she wandered from the pack he might just follow. She moved to follow the group.

Torek noddead and turned and headed to the mountains

Kurok licked his lips and nipped Hutch to move.My pleasurehe said.

Starscream & Others

Starscream lifted his muzzle and sent a piercing cry into the air, sending word to Hulia and the others at the den that they would be leaving for a short while. It was also a call to summon Namir, requesting the big cat's help in their mission. Once the news was delivered, he bounded forward to follow Torek. Rather than follow directly after his father, Keap stuck close to Tayzeka's side, partly to keep Crow away, but mostly to continue his efforts to woo the pretty female.

Crow reluctantly backed off his efforts to impress Tayzeka, and instead took up a spot just behind Kurok and Hutch. It didn't mean his eyes didn't travel to the only she-wolf in their raid party, but most of his attention was now on the beta and their prisoner, making sure that Hutch caused no trouble.

"Iiiike!" The nip from Kurok was more than enough to get the leggy bulldog off his belly and onto his paws. Hunch-back and quivering in renewed fear, he had no choice but to follow along with the wolves that had taken him captive.