Cilan nodded slowly. The pup's death had taught him something about Mallory. She didn't cry in the face of death. Instead, she stayed strong for her pack. "It's hard, isn't it?" he said. "But you're a good Alpha, Mal."
He wished he could help, but he was a phoenix, not a werewolf. If only there was something he could do.
Cadence wasn't going to smack the smile off Jaai's face right now. She was keeping a tight rein on her temper, with her husband dying and in pain on the ground. Showing any kind of emotion would open the floodgates for more.
"As long as Gwen can somewhat recognize her father." Cadence said. "And he should only be unmelted once the sun rises."
"Please," Tacet whimpered from the floor.
Cadence had to hold herself back from killing him, too.
Rowan simply stood there, holding the boy. If the murderer threw another projectile, Silas wouldn't get hurt since Rowan was protecting him. Even if anything happened, Rowan would be sure to immediately heal the poor child. He could feel the distress flowing from Silas like a cold tide -- bad emotions felt like cold water to Rowan. And cold water was the natural crippling weakness of their kind.
"No matter what, you are important to us," he murmured. "Please don't think otherwise."
He wanted to calm the boy, but he refused to force his healing ability again. Rowan was too scared he would kill Silas and possibly Casedy too. He felt terrible for being so powerful as a healer -- it wasn't right.
"Guinevere!" Cadence shouted in a fury. Jaai had stumbled back. Cadence lunged forward to position herself between her daughter and the ice-wielder, shielding Jaai from further attack with a wall of telekinesis.
"Stand down, daughter. Don't make me have to use force."