Jargo looked at Harli. "Endigo... he killed her. I was leading the pack into war, and he took her and said that he would kill her if I moved. I ran forward to comfort her... and he crushed her skull with his jaws... I remember the look in her eyes as he did that: pain, fear, confusion." He looked down at his paws. "When you and Endigo were fighting... I just couldn't stop imagining that... she was just like you, and when Endigo hurt you the way he did earlier, I was worried... so worried. I know that he will kill you, too." Jargo began to sob. "And, I know you probably hate me now, and I guess I'll accept that; I just wanted to keep you safe... from him..."
Rex continued to run, on and on, further into the woods, past Evergreen Pack, until, finally, he reached the land he was headed to: Unclaimed Territory of the extinct Shadow Pack, which were all killed or died out. He began marking territory as fast as he could, making one large border around the land. Finally he stopped and patrolled; everything was marked. He couldn't believe it: the land was HIS! His and Melanie's... he stood there, apnting in awe.