Brenna screamed as the Lesser came out her and Gracie. She turned her back to it, crouching to protect her child with her body. But it didn't attack. Looking up Brenna was shocked to see a large body blocking the way to her and Gracie. The way he was built he couldn't be anything other than a Brother.

The Brotherhood was here!
"Mommy!" Gracie cried and pointed. Brenna nearly screamed again as a large wolf came bounding towards them, ripping a Lesser to pieces. Brenna covered Gracie's eyes to shield her from the carnage. Black blood flew and splattered like crude oil on the ground.

Gracie struggled against her mother's hold, signing frantically. She hated having her eyes covered. Sight was the main way she processed the world. When you were deaf sight was extremely important. 
Brenna backed away from the fight and placed her daughter on the ground, pulling her face to look at her and nothing else.

[i]Do not look,[/i] she signed to her. 
"Monsters kill daddy?" Gracie voiced and signed at the same time. She was asking if these were the beings that had killed her father.
"Yes," Brenna said and signed. "But I not allow them hurt you, promise,"
"Who they?" Gracie voiced and signed, pointing at the large males.
"The Brotherhood," Nrenna answered, signing 'brother' and 'link/connected' as their sign for Brotherhood. Gracie's eyes went wide. She loved stories of the Brotherhood but had never actually seen any before. She brought her fists close to her chest, then opened her arms like she was releasing a bird. 
[i]Safe?[/i] was what the sign meant.
Brenna nodded. They were safe with the Brotherhood there.