Growth Needed 

If you like music while you read, try "Call Me Fighter" by Matt Beilis. It's a great reflection of Zev and Tarkyn's attitudes here.

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~ TARKYN ~

As soon as he was through the bulk of the Chimera, Tarkyn looked around and discovered that his guards had remained back with Sasha. Everyone was so out of sorts and fascinated by what was occurring, they'd obviously not noticed when he slipped away.

It wouldn't be long until one of them realized, and they'd be able to follow his scent. So he ducked his head, ran to the trees and skirted wide of the gathering, praying he got enough of a head start to approach Zev alone before the guards caught him.

He'd watched the dark wolf stride through his people, eyes fierce and body tense, been able to track his progress by the ripple of movement he made in the crowd—like a boulder in the river.