"Hmm..." murmured Maria, nodding a little. As the pups began to describe what happened and what the dog looked like, her eyes grew wide. "That newbie..." she said, looking to Sullivan, "Gunter, right? But... why? I don't understand." "It was scary." whimpered Cynthia. Maria nuzzled her nieces and nephew before looking to Rider and Maya. "I'm sorry for your loss." she said softly, "I'm glad you two are okay... at least, you're not injured." She then took a deep breath and sighed. "Mare isn't gonna like this." she said, "We'll have to tell her."