begging for thread.

“You too. Weird that we all found each other in this place.”

“The only weird I’m okay with.”

“Uh-huh, they are. Don’t want anything changin’.”

“Me neither. I like it the way it is now. So... you can trust me with whatever.”

Sam gives her a small smile, and it takes her a moment to say something back. “Yeah, me too.”

“Good. Things are good that way.”

“You better,” she teases.

“I think I’d be shit at hiding anything from you, so. No point.”

“Just remember it doesn’t gotta be just you.”

“Thanks. I’ll keep you in the loop, yeah?” 

“Just hope whatever this hunter’s doin’ doesn’t go too far.’

“It better not. Otherwise I’m gonna have to clean up their mess.” 

Sam has to kill people all the time to maintain her existence, and so do people like Danny. Max turns into a wolf on full moons, and she doesn’t know much about that, but she knows sometimes they hurt people. And who knows what demons do. “Dunno if that will ever change. At least you know some different ones?”

She was, for a long time. Angry, too. “Yeah. Some people listen and some people make exceptions. I’ve met a handful of them, so maybe I’m lucky.”

And that means they could all be on some hunter’s hit list. “Uh-huh, I will. He’s done pretty good against them so far, I think. Guess you never know, though.”

“Well, if he got caught once, there’s always a second time waiting around. That’s how they work.” She’s not sure if she wants to mention why she’s so familiar with it, so it stills in her stomach. “I just hate thinking that they’re doing all this without understanding the situation. But a lot of people do it ‘cause they don’t wanna understand. That’s hunters for you.”

“Alright. I’ll call him later and ask.” Since he mentioned something about not quitting cold turkey, Sam thinks there’s a chance that Danny might have some kind of clue. “I’ll tell you what he says.”

“Thanks, Sam. Might come in handy.” Even outside sources could contribute to answers she might otherwise not find. “And tell him to watch his ass, would you? Some hunters don’t fuck around. I’m sure he doesn’t either, but still.”

Sam shrugs. “Killing them.” She’s never known any like Max does, so it doesn’t faze her. “He told me just a few days ago that he might back off, but he could still know somethin’.”

“Fuck. I guess we all get off somewhere.” It’s not like she hasn’t killed for what happened to her. Everyone’s working their way around--and she thinks if he’s coming around to stopping, maybe it’s okay that she doesn’t stick her nose in for once. “Go for it, if you think he can help. Maybe he will.”

“He had a bad time with them I think.” She doesn’t know any real specifics. “He doesn’t want to them to hurt anyone else, so he knows.”

“He doesn’t want them to...” Hurt anyone else? “So what’s he doing about it?” She guesses they’ve all got their own codes, but there’s still others here she has to look out for, two of those being hunters. “Well, okay. If you think he knows what they’re up to, you can ask.”

“A friend.” She doesn’t know if it’s a secret Danny wants to keep, but she trusts Max. “Danny knows about this stuff.”

“Oh. Julien’s little brother.” Weird. “What’s he know about hunters? Aren’t they something else?”

“Guess it makes sense.” She doesn’t like the idea of someone out there laying down traps, or keeping an eye out. “I could ask someone if they know anythin’, or if they could help, if you want.”

“Whadd’ya mean? Who’s ‘someone’?”

“Prob’ly like what you said.” A trap to see who it would bring in. “Who’d you find it with? Another wolf?”

“Yeah. It was two of us--two good noses. Maybe that was the point. They knew we’d go looking and whoever they found there was only there for a reason.”

“Huh. That stuff grows out in the forest anyway, right?”

“Yeah, but it wasn’t there before. I followed the scent and it was still fresh--so someone put it there. What I wanna know’s why.”

“What kinda trap was it?”

“Wolfsbane. Just a pile of it. It’s so weird, and I don’t get the point. Scare tactic, I guess. Or to sniff us out.”

“What are you gonna do? D’you need help?”

“I don’t know. Take a better look around--see if I can find anybody who’ll listen. I might later, but for now it’s just getting a game plan. I’ll keep you updated, though.”