The night was long and foreboding for the royals after the assailants who were sent to foalnap Selene and Imperius from Saddle Arabia. Celestia and Luna were standing on their balcony, side by side as they lowered the moon and raised the sun. Once the task was done, they both sighed and looked to each other but couldn’t bring themselves to smile after last nights events. Marshall had just left the bathroom after a quick shower and was beginning to get dressed for the hunt. Celestia and Luna returned in the room and began to dress for the event as well. No one said a word, so much were on their minds, and this war could turn for the better or worse on a dime.

“Today is the day.” Marshall said as he buttoned up his coat.

“Shall we go fetch the children? I believe Wulfric and his family said to meet him in the training grounds."

"Yes of course." Celestia replied as she disrobed, much to her husbands delight.

"Best view in the castle~." He said eyeing her rump when Luna threw a towel in his face.

"Go downstairs you cad!"

Marshall chuckled to himself and threw the towel back and left the room before closing the door behind him. He glanced to his side and saw a couple of guards and walked over as they saluted to him with respect.

"At ease." Marshall said.

"Please accompany me to fetch my children."

"Yes sir, Sir Marshall." One guard replied.

Marshall nodded with a smile as he and the guards made their way to Selene's room, giving curt nods to anyone he passed by. A few minutes later, he and his men arrived at the room and was about to open the door when he heard Selene scurrying around.

"Maybe he'll like this? No, too frilly. Maybe this? No, too casual! Oh...why did he have to be so unfairly charming and handsome!"

The lord regent sighed and shook his head knowing his daughter was going through her first crush and as he opened the door, an avalanche of clothes came spilling out.

"What in equestria?!?" He shouted in astonishment.

"Selene what is all this?"

"Father?!" Selene yelped.

Thankfully she was already wearing clothing, which surprisingly consisted of a simple sky blue blouse and a knee high white skirt. she also had her mane done up in a braid and Marshall noticed she had applied a little makeup on her face.

"I-I can explain!" She pleaded.

"Sweetie I know you wanna impress dimitri but we're going to be late." He lectured as she made a pouty face and used her magic to reorganize her room.

"Much better." He said patting her head before they went to Imperius' room.

"Come on son, time to get up!" He shouted after a few knocks on the door but got no response.

Marshall looked to Selene who simply shrugged as he reached out and opened the door. When they peered in, they were met with a most surprising sight that almost made Selene squeal with delight. Imperius was in his bed still sleeping but wasn't alone, next to him was none other than Gummy who had her arms wrapped around him and both were innocently snuggling with each other as they slept. They looked so peaceful, and Marshall couldn't help but smile ever so proudly at his son.

"My my, never knew they were THAT close." He said rubbing his chin.

"Selene? Trumpet."

"Yes sir!" The princess grinned using her magic to form a trumpet.

Marshal smirked as he brought the trumpet to his lips and inhaled deeply while Selene covered her ears. The lord regent blew into the instrument and played and obnoxiously loud wake up call.

The foals were instantly startled from their sleep and tumbled out of bed with a loud thud until finally waking up.

"Owww..." Imperius groaned as he opened his eyes to find Gumdrop in top of him.

"G-GUMMY?!? WHEN DID YOU GET HERE?!?"

"Oh! Good morning Imperius!" Gummy chirped as she raised her head, only to have her face mere inches away from Imperius'.

"I couldn't really sleep so I wanted to come here and ask if you wanted to sleep together! But you were already asleep so I helped myself to join you. Only as soon as I hopped in bed you immediately started to snuggle against me so I snuggled back!"

"I DID WHAT?!" Imperius yelped with his face getting redder.

"He's always been a bit of a cuddlier." Marshall mocked, making both foals look to him and Selene and an even deeper shade of red flushed Imperius' face.

"Just ask his mother."

"DAD?!?"

"Alright, simmer down tiger. Gummy please get off him and get ready, we have a big day planned."

"Yes sir!"

The mare stood up in salute revealing she was in a grey tank top and pajama pants decorated with cupcake prints before skipping away merrily.

“So, little brother.” Selene teased.

“Already sharing a bed with a mare?”

"NOTHING HAPPENED I SWEAR!!" Her brother replied with steam practically coming off his head.

"Alright little man, get ready. We need to meet up with Wulfric soon."

Still tomato faced, Imperius grumbled and got dressed for the day as his father and sister waited for him. Once he was done, the three, plus the guards, made their way to the training grounds where Wulfirc and his family surrounded something odd in the middle. It looked like a pair of large crimson red wings wrapped around each other like a cocoon. Marshall arched a brow and approached Wulfirc gaining his attention.

“Good morning everyone.” Marshall greeted.

“Marshall! Thank Odin you’re here, maybe you can help us out.” Wulfirc said, gesturing to the winged cocoon.

“What exactly is this?” Selene wondered.

“You don’t recognize them? It’s Uncle Lock’s wings.” Beorn said.

“Really?” Imperius asked and they nodded.

“Why’s he wrapped up like that?”

“When we asked around, the guards said he worked out for a few hours before the sun rose. Then he just sat in the middle of the grounds and began to meditate. We found him like this and it’s already been an hour.” Wulfirc explained.

“He won’t snap the hay out of this meditation thing!” Rainbow complained.

Marshall scratched his chin for a moment and grabbed a spear from one of the nearby guards saying.

"Let's try the direct approach!"

"No wait!!" Wulfric shouted in protest as he hurled the spear.

In an instant, Dimitri let out a yelp and sprang off the ground as the spear plunged itself into the soil.

"I love wake up duty."

Suddenly, Marshall was tackled to the ground by a blur and slid across the dirt. He opened his eyes to see Dimitri seething down at him with a death glare and the feathers of his right wing had morphed into blades as he looked as if he was about to skewer the lord regent.

“Marshall?” Lock said as he began to calm down but deadpanned harshly at the stallion.

“Hell damnit, man! Don’t you ever disturb me like that again! You never disrupt a man’s meditation, I could’ve seriously ripped out your heart just now!” Lock lectured as he stood back up, only to be met with multiple swords and spears pointed at him.

“Oh Hell…” Lock groaned as he raised his hands up.

"Easy boys, he's just jumpy." Marshall shouted making the guards stand down.

"Remind me NEVER to do that again."

"Oh trust me, I will." Wulfric chuckled as he helped him up.

Lock sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose as he turned to face the others. Only when he did, Applejack, Rainbow were covering the eyes of the fillies.

"What?" Lock asked.

He looked down and was reminded that he had just got done with his workout while barefoot and the only piece of clothing he was wearing were athletic shorts. Which meant his very muscular torso and arms were on display for all to see.

"Oh whoops." Lock chuckled sheepishly as he covered his body with his wings.

"I'll just go hit the showers, be right back." He said as he quickly walked to the locker room.

As the carriages began to line up at the main gates, Beorn noticed the armed escort lining up beside them while the servants loaded the camping gear and hunting equipment.

"So dad, what're we hunting?" The prince asked earning a grin from his father.

"Bog boars my boy. The moss on their hides make great medicine for expecting mothers plus the meat is good for our wolves."

“It’s been a while since I’ve been hunting.” Lock said as he stretched his arms above his head.

“Maybe I’ll BBQ some boar on a spit roast.”

The statement earned him a few shocked expressions from the others when a bright flash appeared next to the royals and children revealing Shining Armor, a group of his best stallions, and a young pegasus recruit who looked just as serious as the rest of them.

“Shining! Glad you could make it!” Wulfric said giving a firm handshake.

“Wouldn't miss it, this is my protégé Flash Sentry.” Shining introduced.

“Sir! It’s an honor to meet you, sir!” Flash saluted.

“He’s quite the loyal one, glad to meet you boy.” Wulfric said as he shook the recruits hand.

Lock gazed at Flash curiously since he was the spitting image of one of his apprentices back in his reality. A twinge or guilt poked his heart when he was reminded of all that he left behind and wondered how they were doing.

“Dimitri?”

Lock blinked and looked down to see Selene tugging his jacket’s sleeve with a worried expression.

“Is everything alright?” She asked.

“Oh of course.” Lock said. “Just…a tad homesick is all. You look very beautiful, by the way, did you get all done up for me?”

Selene would blush and turn away, making him smirk while everyone boarded the carriages.

"Ladies~?" Wulfric purred as he smacked Rainbow and Applejack on their flanks before opening the door for them.

"You and that pervy mind of yours..." Lock chuckled sarcastically.

"We don't mind, and you're more than welcome to do the same Lock~." Rainbow teased as she winked at him.

"Eeyup~." Applejack agreed while licking her lips before the two of them stepped in.

"How you managed to land a pair like them will always be a mystery to me." Lock said to Wulfric, to which he just smirked confidently before he joined his wives. Celestia and Luna soon later arrived along with Gummy. Imperius looked away bashfully but entered the second carriage with her along with the lord regent offering a hand to each of his wives like the gentleman he is before joining them. Lock turned to Selene and smiled as he offered a hand to help her inside. Selene blushed and accepted his offer and took his hand as she stepped in with her family. Before she pulled her hand away, Lock leaned in and placed a light kiss on her hand before winking and turned to walk back to Wulfric's carriage. Selene held her hand close to her chest while blushing up a storm as she sat down next to Luna and sighed with little hearts in her eyes to which her family either smiled or chuckled to themselves over the love-struck mare.

"So Imperius." Celestia said, smirking at her son and Gummy.

"Your father tells me he found you and this young filly here in quite an interesting position when he went to wake you."

"N-nothing happened mother! I swear!" The prince replied blushing nervously.

"It's true, your majesty." Gummy said.

"Imperius and I just cuddled with each other. He's quite the cuddle bug too!"

"GUMMY!?"

"Oh isn't he?" Celestia squealed while covering her cheeks.

"When he was a baby, he'd always snuggle up against me or Luna when he took his naps. He was so precious!"

"Mother stop!!" The prince protested as they giggled.

"Why are you so flustered, little brother?" Selene asked, coming out of her daze.

"We always used to cuddle a lot as well when we were foals."

"Not you too sis!" He whined while using his wings to cover up.

In the other carriage, Wulfric smiled at the sight of his daughter resting on Applejacks lap as if she were a filly again while Rainbow leaned onto his right shoulder and placed his left hand on her belly.

"They were kicking this morning." She said with a warm smile.

"Mm they're gonna be a handful." Her husband replied smiling back.

Lock smiled at the happy family and looked out the window to see the trees passing by. He then reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out his strange device and tapped it a few times. Beorn, who was sitting next to him, glanced over to see an image of a human man, woman, two younger humans and one human who looked like Dimitri but younger.

"That your family?" He asked curiously.

"Hmm? Oh yeah." Lock said as he showed the others the image. "My dad, mom, and two little siblings. But if you look closely, you'll notice something different about me and them."

Upon closer inspection, the smiling humans surrounding young Lock all had light brown hair and blue or green eyes while Lock had his usual black hair and grey eyes. They all looked to Lock after realizing but he just smiled back at them.

"Yup, I was adopted by this family after being taken away by my old one." He said somberly.

"They seem really nice." Said Applejack while stroking her daughters head.

"They saved me." Lock said as he looked at his adopted father.

"My...biological father fought in the army in his youth. Before he enlisted, he was a fairly kind man and treated my biological mother and I just as fairly. But when he came home, he wasn't the same as he was before."

"What happened?" Wulfric asked.

"Sometimes you see things on the battlefield that would break a man." Lock said as he placed a hand over his chest where the tags under his shirt hung.

"My father came home broken and he took it out on my mother and I. He drank profusely, cheated on my mother, and she never had the courage to stand up to him. I was too young to do anything and he always told me that...I was an embarrassment to him and I was well on my way to be just like him. One day I came home from school and heard my mother screaming. I walked in to see my father with a bottle in one hand and a belt in the other. When he came after me, my mother shielded me from his drunken rampage but the neighbors had contacted the authorities before he could do any more damage." Lock reached into his shirt and pulled out the tags hooked to a small chain for all to see.

"These were his, including mine from the military." Lock explained.

"I always wear them to remind myself never to end up like that man and to always be strong."

"What happened to your mother?" Beorn asked.

"She and I spent about a month in the hospital and she always kept apologizing to me for all that had happened. I didn't think things would get any worse, until more authorities came in and told her that she was to be arrested and hauled off to prison as well." Lock sighed as his tone began to change.

"Turns out she was an addict, which is why she was always so sick all the time because she was on drugs. My whole view of her shattered in an instant and before I knew it, I was an orphan. I spent a year alone, just a 5 year old kid with no one to comfort me. That is until I met him." Lock said as he smiled at the photo.

"His name was Charles Lockdrom, and he told me he wanted to bring me to his home as a wedding anniversary gift for his wife. Before I knew it, I was in a new home, surrounded by new faces, and I felt like I mattered again. I owe everything to these people, my only regret was not saying goodbye before I came to my Equestria, let alone enlisting in the military."

"Well at least you had a mother." Said Wulfric.

"Mine died giving birth to me but not once did my father blame me for her death. He raised me, trained me and loved me with all his heart but....I still wish I knew her."

"I'm sure your father is telling her all about her grandkids and future grandkids." Lock said.

For the rest of the trip, both families rode towards Whitetale Woods without an interruption. About an hour later, the carriages arrived at their destination and were met with the calming atmosphere of the autumn leaves decorating the trees. while the soldiers took their posts around the area and the children went to talk amongst themselves, the royals, Shining and Flash Sentry, and Lock gathered off to the side.

"So we stick to the plan, yes?" Celestia said.

"Yup, you and Luna with Imperius and Gummy, me with Selene, Shining and Flash with Apple Bloom, and Wulfric and Marshall with Beorn." Lock said.

"Keep your heads on a swivel."

"But let's not forget to have fun." Said Wulfric with a smirk.

"And don't worry, I brought protection."

With a loud whistle, several dire wolves lead by Arya appeared from the brush and began to gather around the northern king in a perfect formation like well trained soldiers.

"Bog boars can be tough to bring down."

As the group prepared for the hunt, Wulfric was called to a secluded spot just a short way from the camp and was greeted by quite the sight.

"Whoa."

Both Applejack and Rainbow had completely disrobed and were laying on a bed made of leaves, yet despite their growing bellies they looked more beautiful than ever.

“Come join us~.” Applejack said with a wag of her finger.

Wulfirc wasted no time setting his sword aside and laying down with his lovers. Both Applejack and Rainbow pressed their naked pregnant bodies against Wulfric as he held them close.

“To think I’ll be a father again, it seems too good to be true.” He said with a warm smile.

“I agree.” Rainbow replied while holding his hand

“I wonder what the twins will look like?”

“Well Ah know for a fact that this little buck will be as handsome as his father.” Applejack said, earning a kiss from her husband.

“You think of any names yet?”

"Hmmm...." the king closed his eyes and thought of a name for one of the babies.

"Aurora....That was my mothers name."

“That’s an awesome name for our fawn.” Rainbow said happily.

“Hun?” Applejack said.

“Yes dear?”

“Ah think Ah know what Ah wanna name our little buck.”

“And what’s that?” Wulfric wondered.

“Yer father’s name.” She replied.

"Heh. Very well." He replied kissing her belly.

"Your name shall be Hjalmar and for my other boy...Tyr."

"You mean after your god?" Asked Rainbow.

“Indeed, they’re both going to be strong men like his older brother. And my little fawn will be as beautiful as her sister, her mother, and my mother combined.” Wulfric proclaimed with pride.

“You talk big, sweetheart.” Applejack giggled. “Makes me wanna meet our babies even more.”

“You and me both.” Rainbow added.

Wulfric smiled as he and his wives basked in the afternoon sunlight, picturing the many memories they would share with the new additions to the family.

The mares began positioning themselves for their husband and enticed him by wiggling their well toned flanks at him with bedroom eyes.

"Mmm who to pick?" The king said while scratching his chin.

Wulfric smirked with an idea in mind as he reached out with both hands and plunged his fingers deep within their marehoods. Applejack and Rainbow both squealed in surprise as their husband curled his middle and ring fingers and started to dig around, making their moans load and sultry. He then twisted his wrists so that his thumbs would brush against their clits, which caused juices to gush out on his hands.

“Ahn~!” Rainbow cooed.

“H-Hun?! Wh-where’d ya learn ta do, sweet Celestia, do that~?!” Applejack moaned as Wulfric spread his fingers and pressed his thumbs into their clits.

“Heh, a little trick our good friend Dimitri passed along. Turns out you can do much more with fingers than meets the eye~.” Wulfric said as he continued to finger blast his wives.

He paused for a moment to take Applejack and kiss her shoulder while caressing her belly and moving his right hand to her breast.

"By the way, where is Dimitri?" He asked when his friend appeared in wolf form.

“Could’ve sworn the boar tracks led through here…” Lock muttered as he sniffed the ground. When he lifted his head to see the three lovers, he froze instantly as Applejack and Rainbow gave him bedroom eyes.

“Uh…am I interrupting?” He asked.

"Just in time stud~." Said Rainbow bending over for him.

"You know...Wulfric calls us She-Wolves for a reason~."

Lock blinked and looked to Wulfirc who was still pleasuring Applejack and he just smirked at him.

“Well go on, she waits for you.” Wulfric said as he pinched Applejacks nipples.

Lock shrugged and walked over to Rainbow and stood right behind her. Her already leaking pussy winked at him, making him lick his chops hungrily.

“Dig in~.” Rainbow cooed.

Lock leaned his snout and and stuck his long tongue and gave her pussy a lasting lick. Rainbow shuttered as she felt his snout burry into her nethers as he lapped up her leaking arousal, making her sigh and moan as she played with her milk filled breasts.

“You taste as delicious as last time, my little mare.” Lock growled as he dove back into her pussy.

The pegasus murred in pleasure while gripping the soil beneath her and shuddered at the touch of his cold snout when finally she felt his weight upon her along with his warm fur.

"Mmm never done it with a real wolf before~."

“First time for everything, right?” Lock said as he leaned his head down while being careful not to put too much pressure on her shoulders and ran his fangs along her wings. Rainbow gasped and squeaked as she felt the sharp teeth run along her wing joints until he stopped and felt him bite down on something. Without warning, he pulled on a crooked feather out making her wince but a wash of soothing bliss made her body go limp.

“Not sure if I did that right, but I heard pegasi enjoy getting preened by their mates. Did I do well?” Lock wondered.

"Mm not bad. Almost as good as Wulfrics hands~" she purred rubbing her rear against his now growing erection.

“You’re welcome for teaching him that, by the way.” Lock chuckled.

“Now then. What does the little mare want?” He growled lustfully in her ear before nipping it with his fangs.

"Mmm I want that knot~." She growled back before he finally thrusted into her.

"UNGH!!"

"Mm easy hon, you got precious cargo now." Said Applejack as she was leaned against a rock.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be gentle.” Lock reassured Applejack as he gently began thrusting.

“Mmm, still so tight, so warm around me.” Lock growled as he humped Rainbow.

Not wishing to be outdone, Wulfric pushed into his beloved farm mare and began pounding her in a steady rhythm.

"Mmm that's it sugarcube~." She panted biting her lips.

“That’s it, my sweet apple, moan for your king and beloved husband~.” Wulfric purred as he leaned his head down and began to suckle on her right nipple.

"Mmmm~"

The farm mare held onto his antlers as he continued while Rainbow was pushed into the dirt by her wolf lover.

"Oohhh buck~" she shuddered feeling him move faster.

“That’s it~.” Lock whispered.

“You feel so good, makes me wanna keep rutting you forever.” He said as he raised a paw and brushed it along her wing again. He prodded her joints with his claws, searching for his mark. He soon brushed against a bump which made her shudder, making him grin devilishly seeing that he found her wings G-spot.

Let’s see how she likes this. He thought as he poked the bump with the tip of his claw.

"HAA~!!" Rainbow cried out as her wings pomfed and her back arched, pushing against him and felt something swelling inside her.

"Oh Celestia! It's getting bigger~!"

“Yes! That’s it, my little pegasus!” Lock said as his thrusts became more erratic.

“Show me how bad you want it! I’m close!”

Rainbow panted rapidly as he jackhammered into her while Applejack was having her mane pulled by Wulfric.

"To think you hated this position before~." The king said while spanking her on her cutie mark.

“That’s because, ah!, it’s you buckin’ me!” Applejack moaned.

“Those rapists, oh yes~, don’t compare! Not in the slightest!“

“I agree~.” Rainbow said as she was pounded and Lock and Wulfric neared their end.

“You both are special, buck yes~! to us in more ways, mmm! than one!”

“So finish it, sugarcube! Cum inside me! Mark me once again as yours!” Applejack squealed.

“You too, Lock! Fill me up full with that wolf spunk~! I wanna feel the mark you gave me burn with desire!” Rainbow begged.

“Shall we Wulfric?” Lock said as his cock throbbed within Rainbow’s pussy.

Wulfric would answer by giving one last thrust that made Applejack scream at the top of her lungs before Rainbow let out a yelp of her own as Dimitri's knot finally locked itself firmly inside her.

“AAAAAAHHHHH~!” Both mares screamed as both males released their potent loads within their pussy’s.

“Oh fuck yes!” Lock barked with bliss.

“Take it, my love, take it all!” Wulfirc said.

“WE LOVE YOU BOTH!” The mares squealed with glee.

Dimitri dismounted Rainbow with his knot still lodged inside her while Wulfric laid his beloved farm mare on the bed of leaves and held her hand as they kissed.

"Beautiful." Was the only word he needed to say and kissed her belly once more.

Lock and Rainbow laid on the ground, basking in the afterglow of their love making. As Lock’s knot began to calm down so he could pull out, a thought occurred to him after what was said in the climax of this whole scene.

“Hey Rainbow?” He asked.

“Hmm~.” Rainbow sighed as she snuggled into Lock’s fur.

“Did you and AJ mean what you said? That…you love Wulfric and me?” Lock wondered.

"Of course ya big doofus." She giggled stroking his pelt.

"Thanks to you, I get to be a mom again."

“I…don’t know what to say.” Lock said, genuinely shocked.

“And you’re ok with this?” He asked Wulfirc who just smiled warmly at him.

"Of course. You're practically family."

"Speaking of family, we better get back to ours soon." Applejack said while snuggling up.

“Then allow me to say this properly.” Lock said as he gently pulled out of Rainbow.

Using his flames to clean himself off, he stood before Rainbow and Applejack as they but their clothes back on. Lock then took a deep breath as he transformed back into a human and wrapped his arms and wings around both mares, hugging them close.

“Thank you both for loving me, I love you as well.” Lock said soothingly.

A little while later, Wulfric and his wives eventually returned to the group to officially begin the hunt. Lock gave a silent message through a nod to the royals to which they all nodded back as they parted ways. Shining Armor and Flash, along with a few guards and wolves trailing behind, were walking with Apple Jewel who was happily skipping through the leaves.

“So how’s life in the Crystal Empire, Uncle Shining?” She asked.

"Well it's been busier than ever now that your aunt and I had Flurry Heart. Sorry they couldn't come." Shining replied while Wulfric was scanning the area for tracks.

“And what about you Mr. Flash? You’re training with Uncle Shining right?” Apple Jewel wondered.

"Well yeah." Flash replied.

"I was recruited during the great war but never really saw any action."

Their conversation was cut short when Wulfric gave the signal to stop.

"Beorn. Come here son." He called out while pointing to a mud pit.

"What can you tell me about this?"

"Hmm...it's a mud wallow! And it's fresh." The prince replied enthusiastically earning a mane ruffling from his father.

"Good lad. There must be some boars nearby, everyone fan out and stay quiet. Blow your hunting horns if you have trouble."

The others nodded and proceeded quietly to seek out their prey. Meanwhile Celestia and Luna were walking with Imperius and Gummy who was happily chatting with Imperius despite his faint blush.

“To think, he couldn’t even speak with filly’s before.” Luna said.

“I know, I’m so proud of him.” Celestia said.

Suddenly, there were sounds of high pitched laughter from the bushes and out jumped a large wolf with Selene riding on his back. She had the widest smile while the wolf ran past Imperius and Gummy and skidded to a halt right in front of Celestia and Luna.

“Told you you’d enjoy it.” The wolf said confidently as Selene jumped off and wrapped her arms around his neck and nuzzled into his fur.

“What’s all this then?” Celestia asked.

“We were just taking a stroll through the trees and I offered to let Selene ride on my back. I wanted to get her to laugh so I started running and as you can see.” Lock replied gesturing to the smiling filly still nuzzling his fur.

“I succeeded in that factor.”

“Yes! Good on you son!” Wulfric cried out from the distance.

“I did it!” Beorn shouted

“Seems like they’re successful in the hunt.” Lock said.

“You wanna go find your dad Selene?”

"Sure. Mother, can I?" She asked turning to Luna.

"Of course dear. We'll be at camp when you're finished.

The two then raced off into the forest until they spotted a large boar drinking from a small stream and stalking the beast was Marshall armed with a loaded crossbow.

“Watch your father hunt.” Lock whispered as they knelt behind the bushes.

Marshall took a deep breath as he released the safety latch from the crossbow making a clicking sound. The boar looked up from the river and turned its head at the sound of the noise but saw nothing and went back to drinking. Marshall held his breath and squeezed the trigger sending the bolt flying and pierced the boar’s temple through its head. The boar immediately collapsed and twitched a few times before going limp and dying. Marshall smirked triumphantly as he rose from his hiding place and walked over to his bounty.

“Nice shot.”

Marshall turned to see Lock still in his wolf form with Selene riding on his back as he approached the Lord Regent.

“Quick and painless, he’s quite the big fella.” He commented while the lord regent inspected his kill.

"Hmm juvenille I think. See the tusks?" Marshall asked pointing to the creatures mouth while his daughter hid behind him.

"Um you sure it's dead daddy?"

"Oh don't worry sweetie. It's safe."

“Yeah, plus your big bad wolf is here to protect you.” Lock teased, earning a cute pouty face and his ear being tugged.

Both Lock and Marshall laughed at the display as Marshall hoisted his bounty over his shoulder. Suddenly, a faint scent caught Lock’s nose making him snap his head to attention. He sniffed the air a few more times before narrowing his eyes and letting out a low growl.

"What is it?" Asked Marshall cautiously looking around while holding his daughter close.

“Trouble.” Lock said before looking back at Marshall. “Get her back to camp.”

“But Lock-”

“GO NOW!” He barked before bolting off in a full sprint.

Lock rushed past the trees as the scent became stronger and stronger making him growl more and more. There was no doubt about it, enemy’s were near and they were closing in fast. Lock frantically looked around before spying a few wolves from Arya’s pack, making him quickly approach them.

“I need to speak with Lady Arya immediately!” Lock said in wolf speech.

“Wulfric and his family are in great danger!”

End.