"I think you cracked him in the head too hard," Fluorescent was pointing out.
"I'm sure I did," Maultner was smartly retorting.
"I said for you to knock him out, not send him to an early grave."
"Relax, he's not gonna die. Is he?"
"Do you want him to?"
A shrug in reply.
"Say Christopher, why do I get a feeling you want my Alpha dead?"
Maultner opened his mouth but left it flipping like a fish out of water.
"Well, there is no honour in striking a man while he is down so I won't let you. Also, Freur is the strongest in the Alpha Council. Choose your battles wisely."
"I never said…"
Their argument faded away as Jesse's presence came to the forefront of my mind for the umpteenth. I had been trying to ignore her, too exhausted for confrontation; but I was learning the hard way that Jesse had a lot of energy. If I left her unchecked, it'd only be a matter of time before she made me r*pe someone. I slowly moved away from the duo while they were still distracted with each other.
