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Titan set his legs stiff in a stubborn way. He knew Victoria would prefer it if he didn't stalk her every move but... well, he was worried he would lose her. Maybe worried wasn't a big enough word to describe what he did. He spent most of his time with her and only left to eat or spend time with Rue. Ark, he didn't have to worry about. He was usually found around Victoria, anways, if he wasn't gone taking care of his pups. He didn't think he saw any of them, or Ark's mate for that matter, but he didn't particularly plan to, either. He brushed past a flower, sending it's petals flying. The sudden burst of smell cleared his thoughts and he concentrated on the matter at hand. Victoria. She was wandering around again, and he'd been worried for her safety since her recent growth. Who knew what kind of crazy, dangerous males were around the area?

Eros padded across the Neutral lands, sniffing here and there. He and Eden had decided to explore, to get to know the lay of the land and all that. Meeting possible new recruit along the way didn't hurt either. As usual, his tail wais twitching, showing his impatience at the slow pace they were going. He slowed down so that he was level with Eden and he nipped at her playfully before bounding off. He hoped that she would follow so that they could at least have some fun chasing each other around.

Eros circled back, trying to catch his dodging sister. After a while, he decided that speed alone wouldn't help. He still pretended to chase after her though, slowing down little by little. When he thought she was far enough away to not notice, he darted into the sparse woods near by. His plan was to weave through the trees, staying hidden but keeping an eye out for his sister. When she realized he wasn't there and slowed down, he would jump out and pounce, declaring himself winner. Of course, this was all before he rounded a bend and crashed right into red and black helix. He rolled backwards a few feet and when he was done rolling, he ran up to the female, concerned. "Oh! I'm really sorry. I was running around and I uh... didn't see you." he lowered his head apologetically before repeating, "Sorry."

"I suppose he's with his pups." Titan said, peering around a tree to look at Victoria. It was obvious she'd noticed him by the way she walked. He glanced at Rue, sad that they didn't have enough time together. They used to spend a lot of time together, since he knew Ark was capable of taking care of her. But ever since she grew older, Titan feared for her. His mind distorted the way he saw every male, making them look more cruel, as if they would take advantage of his pup as soon as he was gone. He would often check up on her and every time she was perfectly fine. That didn't stop his worrying, however. He knew many things could change in a short amount of time. He was about to slow down so that he could talk to Rue, like they used to before, when a sudden noise in Victoria's direction reached his ears. Immedietly he ran towards her and was angered to see a male knock her down. He was too enraged to notice it was an accident and before the young helix could utter another word, he was on him, clawing at his side and biting at his muzzle.

Rue was just about to pull Titan off the male, angered by his sudden outrage when another smaller female was charging at him. She was obviously aimed for attack and Rue, her war-instinct taking over, tackled the girl to the ground. Its not like Titan couldn't handle him self, but she wasn't about to let him be double teamed by no means. She aimed her jaws for the girls throat but somehow, the female was always able to dodge the snaps. Her lean body slipped out from under Rue and quickly stood and lunged at Rue. It was nothing but a fight of fangs, both with jaws open wide, trying to capture the flesh of the other and tare it off.

Ark was on his way back, checking on Maeve when his ear flicked and heard the familiar call of his adopted daughter, Victoria. His eyes widened when he heard the tone of it, help. He shot off after her, praying that Titan was there close enough to protect her from what ever it was. He was utterly shocked when minutes later his body leaped over a bush to see Titan on top of male, Rue on a female. Had Victoria been attacked? He continued to sprint around the small battle scene to Victoria, Using his body as a shield against the others, snarling and snapping at who ever got close to him or her.

Titan growled, his ears flicking when he heard someone else come. A helix who's paw steps he didn't recognize. He glanced at the direction it was coming from in time to see Rue attack her. He knew she was a good fighter and kept his concentration on the male below him. The dark male looked young and his ears were still pressed against his head, eyes wide in shock. It may have been unwritten law that one must not attack as soon as the other admits defeat but Titan wasn't trained that way. His experience showed that many would feign defeat but attack as soon as his guard was down. So he didn't stop. It seemed he was right as the male below him suddenly took on a fierce expression. He laughed at him silently when he bit at his armor but stopped when he felt a pain in his stomach. That was his weakest area and he leaped back before the wound could get too serious, mane bristling.

Ark snarled back, barely noticing that Titan had moved off the other male. He focused on the female as Rue staggered back, limping on her front left arm. He made sure to stay between Eden and Rue and Victoria. He wouldn't able to control himself if Eden went after Victoria. He'd break and go for a kill and thats something him, and many others could not forgive.

Victoria was happy that finally everyone was separated but miffed to see that Titan, Rue, the unknown male and female all had to had to be injured for the fighting to stop. She saw the females leg was gushing blood, Rue's shoulder was exposed and bleeding some, Titan obviously had injured his stomach. She glared at each and everyone in the woods, irritated to no extent. "WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?!" she scolded, growling some.

Titan glared hatefully into the dark male's eyes, never moving. In his mind, the fight was still on. It was just on hold, for the time being. He looked away only to go closer to Rue and he licked her shoulder. He trusted Ark to warn them if the other two decided to attack again. When he managed to get most of the blood off, he stepped back again, so that they formed a loose half-circle around Victoria. He shook himself, preparing to charge again. These new helixes didn't look experienced. They looked young. He was sure the fight would be over soon. But then, Victoria spoke, and he was surprised by what she said. He turned slightly, so that he could look at her and at the others at the same time. "What do you mean?" he asked, keeping his irritation away. He thought he was doing her a favor. "Didn't this male just attack you?" he growled again, looking at Eros.