Rhana jumped on her feet, soon standing toe to toe with Ulfeg, her knife drawn. "I'll slice you without a second thought!", she snarled at him, ready to take whatever he had.
Kane jumped up and grabbed her, swiftly pulling her away from an almost certain death. She fought hard but he refused to let go of her until she calmed down. Rhana narrowed her dark eyes as she looked at Kane, spitting against him, barely missing his feet. "I thought you wanted to take over the leadership of this pack", she hissed, angry that he had not yet shown any leader-abilities. "I suggest you do something, very soon. Else you might end up regretting it. Accidents happen all the time, Kane!", she said, not taking her eyes away from his face.
She left Kane staring after her as she walked toward Gormel, an idea forming in her mind. She was a survivor and she knew exactly how she could get out of this alive if their current plan failed.
Kneeling next to Gormel, she checked on his wounds. They seemed to be healing just fine. He would be weak for some time because of the severe bloodloss he had suffered.
Rhana turned and looked back against Kane and Ulfeg. If it turned out she couldn't count on Kane....
She bent down over Gormel, leaning close to his ear. "You are in danger, Gormel" she whispered, keeping an eye on the others. "You hear me? Bhurthnin.....had an unfortunate accident. You're alone now, Gormel!"
Slowly she rose and walked back toward the others, when she suddenly realised that Sadiya was looking at her. She stopped for a moment in front of her, unsure of what she had seen or heard, then decided to let it go. The woman was wisely too concerned about the safety of her child to say anything.
Kane looked at her as she sat down by the fire, across from him. "So?", he asked her. When she finally spoke, she looked straight at him, making sure he knew what she was saying. "His wounds are healing fine. He'll soon be up and back in the lead." Kane slowly nodded, confirming without a word that he had understood her message.
[ January 18, 2003: Message edited by: Maikadilwen ]
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