Wild wakes to find Mini curled into a small ball by his side and someone growling softly. He pries open an eye to look over the camp. Sky is still asleep. Time, however, is wide awake and sitting up. He’s using the pile of pinecones Hyrule and Lorule collected and is tossing them at Warriors.
Another pings off the delta’s head, drawing another growl. “Time, what do you want.” It’s more a hiss than a question.
“You should wake up the others.” Time is far too alert for pre-dawn; maybe from living on a ranch.
“You’re beta, you do it!” Warriors burrows further into his blanket.
Time throws another pinecone, catching it in his hair.
“Fine! I’m up!” Warriors yanks back his blanket and flashes a fang at Time. “Now, what’s so important you can’t do it?”
Time blinks at him. “I’m tired.” Then he lays down and rolls up in his bedding.
Warriors is left spluttering and snapping at the air, before devolving into death threats that slowly fade into silence. Time doesn’t move.
Wild watches the interaction, curious as to what relationship is between the delta and beta. Warriors does go and wake the others, collecting the tossed pinecones as he goes.
Meeting Wild’s eyes, which are open, he bypasses the alphas and walks over to Time. The armful of pinecones is dumped on his head. Time sits up and flashes a fang, which Warriors ignores as he stalks back to his bed.
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