I knew that he had killed several times before, and there had been several cases when he had escaped much more dangerous men than I.Before I stopped t...e vehicle I took a look at the fuel gauge which looked almost empty. I smiled grimly. If something happened to my escape vehicle I would also be in very deep shit. But as he was awake, I couldn't test it, yet. I got out of the car and opened the side door which allowed the access to the leveled storage area of the car. Had I not looked I wouldn't. They surged into a lope heading towards the two men. The Pride had never lost one of their own. Those two humans would pay. A large tiger roared, "Catch them, but don't kill them!" Blood lust was up in the Pride. "I want them to suffer slowly!" he screamed as they went after the two humans that dared kill one of them.Once the two men started passing the first few storefronts, Buck glanced back to check on the distance between themselves and the Pride. He saw the Pride was gaining ground, now. This was her favorite place in the world. Surrounded by trees with some areas where the trees actually dipped their branches into the water, it seemed like a magical place.A mallard glided to a gentle landing on the water and out of nowhere Sam belly-flopped into the pond in pursuit. Anna laughed at his play and stepped out onto the bank. She turned her face to the sky and closed her eyes. After a moment she decided to join Sam and stripped off her clothing. The sun stroked her bare skin,. "Well sir, we were wondering if you could do the ceremony. Since you are the chief of your clan. You see we cannot get back to either clan for the ceremony, and with the exception of my mother, you and the lady are our only family. My Uncle was a good influence, but it was you who first taught me how to be the man I aspired to be."The older couple looked at each other for a moment. What Mirgan had said affected them both. There was a feeling of pride in his words that they had been able to help.