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KESKA: I smile at Barett and shake his hand and then Trent’s, I turn to Rachell and smile at her, “It is good to see you again Rachell.” I say to her and hug her. “You as well Keska.” “How do you two know each other?” Trever asked, “Rachell is from Nana’s home, Alpha Fredrick’s daughter, we sometimes will go and visit, as Mom’s brother, uncle Darrell, and his family hold the lead warrior position there.” I tell them. I then turn to the other girl who is with them. “Hi, I am Keska, this is Mackinzie, my little brother Liam.” I hold out my hand to her. “I am Alisha, alpha born Dark Moon Pack.” She says as she shakes my hand. “Nice to meet you.” I say to her. “Nice to meet you as well, the garden is beautiful.” She says. “Thank you, my great-uncle Carson was the one who had it designed and planted in honor of his mother, great-grandma Kayla Grant Sutter.” I tell them. “Dark Moon, then you must know Luna Kina?” I asked her, “Yes, she is my dad’s beta’s daughter.” She says. “I can arrange a reunion if you like, but you will probably have to go to her, as she is heavy with their first pup.” I tell her. “I would very much like to see her again, as I wasn’t able to make it to the swearing-in/Luna ceremony when they had it.” She says. I just nod. I look at Liam. “When are you supposed to meet up with Betsy?” I ask him. “Oh shoot, I've got to go.” He says and takes off out the door, headed to the kitchen. It’s the closest to where we keep the bikes. I just shake my head at him. “Where is he going at a breakneck pace.” Trever asked me. “Every weekend, he and another student go to the pack seniors to help with odd jobs and household chores that they may not be able to do for themselves.” I tell him. “He and Betsy actually took over from Mackie and me.” I say. “It helps to keep him busy and lets him earn some of his own money, so he has a sense of worth and helps him understand the worth of earning his own way, instead of relying on father all the time.” I say to them.
TREVER: “So what do you do now, if Liam has taken over for you?” I asked her. “Well, Mackie and I were thinking of getting jobs in the human town about a half mile down the road.” She says. “And that way we are earning our own money as well, and staying away from Jessie, for me, and Wyatt for Mackie, and trouble.” “Are you sure that’s a good idea? What about staying in the pack and getting a job, if that’s what you want to do?” I say. “Because we would still be at the mercy of Jessie and Wyatt, no, thank you.” “Besides, they wouldn’t notice, Mackie and I have been leaving pack grounds for about a year now, to take aikido lessons, and if it weren’t for this last incident with Jessie, they still wouldn’t know. But father had us followed, so now he knows.” “What’s aikido?” I asked. “A form of martial arts.” She says. “When do you go?” I asked her. “Usually in about half an hour from now.” She answers. “I want to come with you, I want to see you in action.” I tell her and watch her blush. “I will have to get permission from the master.” She says. “Go ahead, call or text or however you need to contact him.” I watch as she takes out her phone, scrolls through her contacts, then presses the phone icon.
KESKA: I call master Cho. “Hello?” “Hello Master Cho, this is Keska, my family is hosting a gathering and some of our friends wish to come with me to watch a session, will that be ok?” I ask him. “I do not mind as long as they can do so quietly.” He says. “Thank you, master Cho.” “Welcome, Keska.” I hang up the phone. “Who wants to come?” I ask. Everyone in the group answers in the affirmative. “Please remember we are going to the human town.” I tell them. They all nod in understanding. I link Liam. “Hey little bro, Mackie and I, along with the princes’ and their mates, are going for our aikido lesson at the dojo.” I tell him. “Ok.” He sends back. “How do you want to travel?” I asked them. “How do you usually get there?” Barett asked. “We take our bikes.” I say. “Ok, you take your bikes, we will shift and run with you, then shift back just before we get to the town.” Barett says. Well, that takes care of not needing extra bikes for them, we just need a few backpacks. Mackie and I go get our Gi’s and put them in our backpacks, we each have room for 1 more set of clothes, I grab a couple of extra packs from the entry hall closet. We grab our bikes and meet everyone at the copse road. I show them to Nana’s where they strip pack their clothes and shift. Mackie and I carry the backpacks on our bikes and head out. Once we get to where we cross the border, I tell them, “If you need to let anyone know that you are off pack lands, do it now, please. I don’t want to be arrested for kidnapping the royal princes.” I chuckle and watch as the girls’ eyes and Barett’s eyes glaze over, so they are letting their perspective people know what’s going on. Then we slide through the opening and get back on the road. Halfway to the dojo, we hear wolves fighting, and then a scream. “Trever, you and Dutch stay with the girls, Trent and I will investigate.” Barett Says. “I am coming with you.” Rachell tells him. “Don’t tell me no, I was trained for this, I am an Alpha, and 3 is better than 2.” “I wasn’t going to argue with you. The rest of you stay here and be ready just in case.” I sniff the air in a full circle. I don’t smell the tell-tale sign of rogues, so I am not too anxious.We hear wolves fighting. Trever, Dutch, and Alisha take up defensive positions around Mackie and me. Then everything went quiet. We hear the group coming back, and they have a woman and a small child with them. They both have a small suitcase, and they look scared and dirty. I get off my bike and go towards them slowly. “Hello, I’m Keska.” I say softly, I know they are wolves, I can smell them, but not rogues. “I am from the Blue Crescent Pack.” I speak softly to the woman. “You’re ok now, no one is going to hurt you.” I speak softly to her. “What’s your name?” I ask her softly. “Ailea.” “What’s his name?” “Joey.” “Is he your son or little brother?” I asked her. “Son.” “Come with us, Ailea, you are safe, we are going into the human town just up the road, we will get you and your son cleaned up and some clean clothes to put on. Ok?” She just nods her head. “Alisha, are you ok with Barett carrying her in wolf form? Just until we reach where you will shift back.” I asked her. Her wolf nods. “Thank you.” I say to her. Then we start to move again. We stop where the trees start to thin, and we can see the dojo. Mackie and I hand over the backpacks for the rest of the group to shift and get redressed. Then we walk the rest of the way over to the dojo. I go straight to Master Cho. “Master Cho, is it ok if my friend Ailea looks through the lost and found for some clean, dry clothes for her and her son? They had car trouble and ended up falling in the mud trying to check on it.” I said to him. I don’t really like to lie, but since I don’t know their story, it was easiest to make up car trouble. “Yes, take them to the back storage room, they can look through the bins.” He says. I walk back over to the group. “I told Master Cho they had car trouble. I am going to take them to the back storage room so they can go through the lost and found. There is a second-hand store a couple of blocks south and east of here.
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