As Robert sat quietly in the woods, he heard footfalls. It was several wolves they had been found! He ran quickly back to the cabin biting himself on the way, and turning to his wolven form. He stood on the porch, his back arched, teeth bared and a horrible growl in his voice, The wolf pack stopped short. This was not the weakened male they had faced before, but an alpha male in his prime. Their blood ran cold. Still they had their mission. bring back the female and the boy. The charged him five at once. Robert took out the first with a single swipe of his paw and the next suffered a broken neck. in a meeting with his powerful jaws. The remaining three came at once and briought him to the ground biting visicously. Roberts blood stained his coat, but he got up shaking them off. When one ran for the cabin, He lunged at him catching his hips in his jaw and crushing them. The intruder dragged himself away whining. His exposed back was now ravaged by the other two animals, but again he shook them off and stood his ground on the steps of the porch, bleeding badly. The other two turned and ran. Robert waited till he was sure they were gone then entered the cabin door. "Aurora! are you and Ashe alright?" he said blood gurgling from a wound in his throat, as he collapsed on the floor.