Zak took a deep breath then grabbed his clothes in his mouth. He wandered farther into the forest, but close enough to see the house. He shifted and quickly pushed his clothes back on, and sat on a tree stump, watching the house. He heard another wolf running closely in the distance. It was his comrades from school. They caught up with him, in human form. He looked at Kale, with an eyebrow raised. 
"Why did you not tell Jericho about Holly?" he asked them. Kale looked at his brothers and back at Zak. 
"Those laws have no jurisdiction here. According to our laws, we don't associate with the enslavement of humans, and before Jericho got here, Adony told us not to release any information about the enslaved girl. We knew it was the new girl, because of the timing. We thought you were going to tell him," he explained. He looked over at the house. "This house has her scent all over it. And Jericho has no tracking capabilities what-so-ever. Just keep her hidden as much as you can."
Zak looked up at the boys, taking a deep breath. "I'm claiming her. She is mine," he said. The boys looked at him, almost in shock.
"You're claiming a [i]human[/i]!?" Terrie asked, standing next to Kale, who was speechless. Zak looked back at the house, nodding. 
"If it protects her, then yes. You should've seen her when I mentioned that cabin he kept her in," he said. Kale shook his head to both sides. 
"You need to think about this before it gets back to Adony. Claiming her will only get you in trouble. It's taboo, and you yourself said that it was morally wrong," he said. 
Zak huffed and growled from deep in his chest. "This is different!" he shouted.