Ever since he had found that Athena had not actually taken Rory with her, Ash had been a constant Guardian by the child's side. Wherever Ash went, Rory went to, and wherever the child went, the Guard would allow along. Sometimes they would play, other times they would sleep, and sometimes Ash would take her near the borders so that he could attend to his duties. But that never usually lasted long, because they would soon be playing again. He was so angry on the inside though, as much as he tried to be happy for the innocent child. She didn't deserve both of her parents to abandon her. He didn't deserve to be betrayed once more, especially since he had showed compassion. Once again, he was reminded how weak he was for what he had done. Luckily, he wasn't alone in taking care of the child. Often,@Narimé would some along and the three of them would play together. It was times like those that Ash felt the most uncomfortable. Even though Nari was his partner, and they made a good leading pair, he didn't like it when she saw his soft side. He also saw it as his weakness and it made him highly uncomfortable.

Today was a normal day of playing around with Aurora, nothing would interfere with their play time. Or...that is what he had expected, but he was sorely mistaken when he heard an all too familiar call sound from his borders. He froze in the middle of what he was doing and sat straight up into a stiff plank. Glancing down at his little angel, he whispered soft words to her, telling her in an authoritative, caring tone to stay where she was and that he would return soon. Soon after he was off, his strong legs propelling him towards where the white woman surely should have been standing. At that moment, Ash was the devil. He truly hoped that Nari would be on her way too, because he didn't know how much he could have controlled himself. Lately, it had been slipping quite often, and Athena had a certain way of making him completely lose his mind.

When he arrived at the scene, he was quick to place his dominance over her, his lips peeling back to reveal his canines. Now was not a time to mess with him, and the other woman should have known that quite accurately now. His voice came out harshly, "You better have a damn good excuse as to why I shouldn't be clawing your heart out right now." His words came out brash and unforgiving. The alpha did not even take into consideration the condition of her body. His mossy green eyes were trained on her amber ones, burning fiercely into them. It was going to be a long day.

The man continued to stare coldly at his former love, his canine's displayed fully for her view. Athena knew well what he was fully capable of. He had once killed and he would kill again if he had to. He was not on his own for long, because Nari was quick to come to his side, both of their stances equal and just as powerful as the other. It was obvious that neither of them were happy, and Ash's anger increased tenfold when two of his subordinates arrived, both of them speaking to Athena and then the two alphas. Known to have quite the temper, Ash snapped his head in the direction of the two, his mossy green eyes narrowing onto the two of them. They had no right to speak and they should have no that. The growl that emitted from his throat was a dominant one, making it clear that he was highly displeased.

When his jaws parted, crude, demanding words left them, "Both of you should remain silent. You will not pass judgement of her and your words will not be considered. When we hear what she has to say Lady Lagina will make the final decision. So shut up or go back and do something useful." His fur bristled as he said this, giving a ready, easy glare towards both of his subordinates before turning his gaze to look back towards the white female. Kassander's words stuck out to him though, and he looked at all of the apparent cuts over the woman's body. None the less, he said nothing and waited expectantly for her to give her excuses.