Corval stood blocking the pup's den. He let out a threatening growl. He had Shadow's back. He would prove himself to these wolves. If this was how he had to do it, he would. He kept his eyes on Ivy. He was at ready to attack if that was necessary.

Javon glanced between Corval and Ivy. Ivy was the biggest threat here, but Corval being near the pups made him uneasy. He made sure to keep an eye on both the loner and his nephew. Then, Javon heard steps behind him. He turned his head to see Jessa standing outside the den. "Jessa! No! Go back inside!" Jessa didn't move and Javon's face filled with panic.

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Javon turned his eyes from Jessa as the shewolf ran away. For a moment he wondered why she ran, until he smelt blood. He recognized the blood. It took him a minute to run through his mmind to figure out why he remembered the scent. Then, he remembered. "Chardonnay!"

He looked at Jessa. "Follow orders from Shadow. I will be back." Jessa nodded at her father. She sat and watched him run out of the clearing. She was proud of her father for being a strong leader.

Javon ran fast, following the scent of Chardonnay's blood. He finally found her. She was hurt badly. He bent down beside her. "Chardonnay?" Great concern filled the eyes of the mighty leader.

Corval watched the she wolf leave. He ran after her for a bit, until she was far enough away from the dens. Then, he turned back and headed home. When he got there, he noticed Javon had gone and that Jessa was sitting right in front of Javon's den. Corval didn't dare go near his cousin. He didn't feel like angering his uncle, especially not after he had been so close to the pup's den moments earlier. He then decided that he should apologize for disobeying the rules and nearing the pups. He walked up to Shadow, his head low. "I'm sorry, Shadow. I shouldn't have been so close to your pups. I just wanted to protect them..."

Shadow dipped his head to the wolf. "It's okay, I know you want to prove yourself. The one I'm really worried about is Rain; don't even think about trying something like that with her awake. A mother will gladly die for her pups, you know." He looked out to where the she-wolf loner had run off.

"I hope she doesn't come back, she's caused more than enough trouble."

Jessa sat there and continued to watch for her father to return. She knew that she should probably be in the den since no one could know for sure that the loner was gone for good. She just didn't want to. She looked up at the darkening sky. Then, a yawn escaped her muzzle. It was getting late and she was a bit tired. She laid down on the ground, but continued to watch for her father. She would fight off sleep until her was home.

Corval nodded to Shadow. He also hoped that loner never came back, but he was ready if she did. He turned to head back to his den and noticed Jessa was still outside. She was too close to the path to his den. He didn't want to break rules by being near her. Instead he sat on the other side of the den clearing, watching all the other wolves and listening for anymore intruders.

Chardonnay looked up. "Loner..." she said slowly. "A loner attacked..." Just the effort of talking made her cough up blood. Her eyes where filled with fear. Her ears flattened and she slowly sat up. She winced from the pain.

 Kinte's eyes filled with interest about the pretty shewolf. His ears flicked and he turned his head toward the swathe of trees and growled lightly, but then turned back to the female. He was taken aback by her snarling and flattened his ears partway.