Reuniting Tornedalians

The man manged to dodge and threw the wolf at Peyton before he grabbed Hannah by the neck. "Move and the kid dies."

Peyton caught the wolf, whispering gently as she placed it down onto its paws; "I got you, your okay. Thank you." Exhaling slowly she looked over at the man, "What is it you want? Why are you doing this?"

"You already know why." The man goaded.

The wolf looked at her and nodded before they started snarling at the man.

"No, no I don't. Other than 'you dont like wolves' but there has to be more to it than that. More of a reason to it." Peyton whispered, "Hannah isn't a wolf though, let her go, hm? She's just a kid.. Let her go."

"She's my only assurance that I won't die."

"You wont. I just want to talk, let her go.. Let me go check on Koby and then we can have an adult conversation, ok? Like intellectual people, and your a smart guy, hm?"you can have a smart conversation."

"Good luck finding him in the river." He told her. "You think I'm stupid? I know exactly what you'll. Do."

"Let her go, I swear we won't kill you. I just want the girl, and I want to find Koby.. Then we'll talk, ok? Let Hannah go."

The man looked about to let her go but instead he tore his teeth into her neck, killing the poor child. When the child was dead the wolf lunged at him, their teeth biting and ripping.

"No!" Peyton screamed, trembling. Choking back a sob she sprinted from the house, locking onto Koby's scent and sprinting towards it as quickly as she could.

"Great. We'll have to make sure that happens."

The wolf went after her and they found Koby lying under a tree his wounds were healing and he wasn't that far from home
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"Yes we will." Christian nodded.

Peyton dropped onto her hands and knees beside him, lowering her head to press her forehead to the top of his head, smoothing the fur behind his ear. "Koby."

Koby looked up at her.

Peyton closed her eyes so he wouldn't see the tears forming, simply smoothing him - an attempt to comfort them both.

He nuzzled her.

"I thought you were-"

He shook his head.

"He- Hannah he..." She sobbed then, heartbroken. "Th- the boy a- and now H- Hannah too. I-"

Koby nuzzled her in comfort.

She buried her face against his neck.

Eventually it grew light and Koby turned back to human and he pulled her into him.

Peyton curled into his chest, her sobs quietening to nothing after awhile though she still shook.

He hugged her close.

Peyton sat herself up a bit then, swallowing thickly and sliding her arms around his torso. Resting her chin on top of his head so she was holding him, letting him have a go of comfort.