The woman would have led a potential threat into the house if Marrec hadn't stopped her then, standing between herself and the door though as he spoke she nodded her head, swallowing dryly as she thought. She'd only been Lupa for a couple of years, officially though she'd been informally recognized long before when her and Markus had become closer than was normal for those who were not mates. She found the young man by scent and presence, her gaze finding his with a little trouble though that was often how it worked for her. Instead of trying and looking weak she let go of the humans hand and looked toward the clueless human behind her and the hunter who had not given them away, regretting in her humanity what she was about to do. 

[color=ec008c]"Escort them downstairs. I'm sure the first level basement quarters will be sufficient for our guests to stay the night." [/color]

She instructed him, her jaw set for a single grim moment as she thought of dead wolves being found on their land, inside their territory where they could have been found and eaten by crows or other scavengers. If she could have seen she could have gone with them as well and at least tried her best to protect them as well. She would have died too though if they really were killed by hunters. When she stepped inside, this time alone, her chin held with dignity and authority that she was learning every day how to command and walked until she was standing not too far from the basement stairwell. The first level was often for newer wolves who had a hard time controlling themselves and those who were passing through or running from another pack though this time it would be fit to hold what hunters they could with only the single exit and entrance. It would be easy to watch, to keep the humans under guard until they could find the one who had done this to one of their own. What could the two have done to deserve it? Exist? This was why humans repulsed her so much, with their need to destroy everything around them, to ruin whatever peace or happiness existed for them. 

[color=ec008c]"If he still needs me to I can tend his wounds tomorrow, after we have all rested to night. After Markus returns." [/color]