A Call to Arms

Ginny had decided that she would not wait until they got to Nevarah to approach the ones that she wanted to bond with. This led to Ginny currently walking down the hall hand in hand with Luna while they hunted down Theo. Finally, they found him talking to his Oretta. Ginny and Luna approached and planned on waiting until Theo was finished with his conversation before going to him. However, Ilsa had a different idea.

"Ginerva and Luna, correct?" She called waving the girls over. They walked up and settled one on each side of Theo.

"Yes, ma'am. And you are Ilsa, Theo's Oretta. It is very nice to finally talk to you. Please, call me Ginny." Luna curtsied and Ginny held her hand out for a shake. Ilsa smiled and pulled both girls in for a tight hug. Ginny smiled and Luna giggled at the obvious affection. Theo watched it all with a smile. Ilsa only stayed to talk with them a little bit longer and then she excused herself when she saw Ariki and the others file into the Great Hall looking for lunch.

"Theo, will you come with us outside to the greenhouses? That is where Neville is if I am not mistaken," Ginny asked the Alpha a bit shyly. Theo smiled and nodded.

"Of course, I will Gin," Ginny smiled and she and Luna both linked their arms with Theo's when he held them out for them. When they made it to the greenhouse, sure enough, Neville was there pulling weeds and caring for some of the plants that had survived the year of neglect while no one was at the school. Theo cleared his throat and smiled when Neville looked up at him. Neville smiled and Luna giggled at the smudge of dirt across his cheek.

"I believe the girls are up to something so would you please join us over here for a moment?" Theo asked the Beta. Neville put down the watering can he had been holding and pulled the gloves off his hands. He spelled himself clean and then made his way over the the other three in the room. Ginny looked nervous and fiddled with her hands. Luna sighed and nudged her.

"Well, you see, um...I was wondering if....maybe you wouldn't mind...I.." Ginny had never stuttered over her words so badly before. Finally, she snapped her mouth shut leaned up on her tiptoes close to Theo, and made eye contact before giving him a quiet Heartcry. Theo responded immediately in the positive. Ginny smiled and accepted the gentle kiss that Theo pressed to her lips. Then she repeated the process with Neville and Luna. Each of them accepted her Heartcry and responded in kind.

Ginny was quite proud of herself. She had managed not to screw it up and now she would be actively courting and being courted by three people who she had grown to love while on the run together. Everything was going to be great. Especially, once they got to Nevarah. She had loved hearing her mother talk about The Hunt and how exciting and busy it was. She hoped they didn't have to wait too long to get to go to it.

The four of them worked quietly in the greenhouse for a few hours just basking in the knowledge that they were taking the next step in their relationship. Luna got a faraway look in her eyes and smiled at what she was seeing. Their next bonded would be waiting for them in Nevarah. She was very happy to see him again.

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Harry sat back with a satisfied smile, he had managed to snag his Alpha and lure him into an empty classroom. They had sealed their bond in a most delightful way and Harry was sore in all the right ways. He curled up with his head on Orion's chest and threw a leg and arm over the sweaty and satisfied Alpha. Both of them were sporting some very nice bite and claw marks. There was quite a bit more blood on them than Harry thought there would have been but he couldn't be more satisfied and sated. His instincts felt more settled and calm after that lovely bonding than they had since his inheritance had come in.

After a few more minutes of content cuddling Harry felt Orion trace his finger along his side and watched as the Alpha traced a few runes on him in his blood. He was awed to see all of the bites and claw marks completely close up and leave no marks behind. Orion went to do the same to himself but Harry stopped him with a curious chirp.

"Will you teach me?" Harry asked sitting up. Orion grinned at him and held out his hand wiggling his fingers. Harry chirps confused again.

"I forget that everything you know about Dragels was from books. This is for an information transfer. Just hold your hand out like this," Orion then touched his fingers to Harry's. The submissive was in awe of the easy information transfer.

"That is bloody brilliant," Harry exclaimed and trilled in excitement. Orion waited as Harry dipped his finger in the blood still on Orion and meticulously drew the runes on his side. He stayed still so that Harry could watch the wounds close up and disappear. Then Orion sat up and snapped out his wings. Harry sat facing him and did the same thing. Orion reached up and ran his fingers through his hair and took the loose strands and began to pour magic into them and weave them into a cord. Harry sat watching curiously.

"This will be your cord to hold the scales and other things that you will be gifted from our bonded. What would you prefer? The options are a necklace, bracelet, hairpiece, or belly chain." Orion asked Harry. The submissive thought about it. He would have twenty-eight scales or items he wanted to be able to always show them off with pride so not a belly chain.

"How about a hairpiece? Draco will adore being able to fix my hair each day for me to wear it. Plus it will always be on display and out of the way if I fight," Harry told the waiting Alpha. Orion nodded and made a long cord that could either sit on his head like a circlet or be woven into any style that the Pareya may do for him.

"Come and find a scale that you want from my wings, Submissive Mine. I will show you how to preen the loose scales," Orion pulled Harry into his lap straddling his waist. Orion pulled one of Harry's wings forward and began to rub and scratch at the scales and Harry watched as he found a patch of loose scales and began to gently scratch them free. Harry made a sound of bliss and then turned and gently pulled Orion's wing forward and began to do the same things. When he was finished with that wing he looked at the scales in his hand.

They were dull and thick like Harry's own wings but unlike Harry's, they were grey with some of them having a purple in them. Harry banished all of the broken or damaged scales and chose a dark-grey, scale that was streaked with purple lightening. Orion plucked it from his hand and suddenly there was lightning streaking across the scale charging it and leaving it a bit charred. Harry thought it made it look even prettier. Orion handed the cord and the scale to Harry.

"Just press the scale to the cord and the magic will do the rest. Then place the cord where you want it and the ends will seal," Orion told Harry. Harry pressed the scale to the cord and then held it in his hand.

"Let's do yours and then I will call Draco and let him fix my hair and place the cord. It will make him very happy and a happy Draco is always nice," Harry told the Alpha. Harry tugged on his bond with Draco and then watched Orion while he waited. Orion smiled and then ran his fingers through Harry's hair and made a necklace cord for himself and attached the scale that he had chosen for himself before connecting the cord to his neck. This way it would always be on display even when he was in his armor. Harry trilled at the sight of his scale hanging from his Alpha's neck. He wrapped his arms around Orion's neck and kissed him. The kiss was all teeth and tongue and hard press of lips.

"Well, that looks like fun. If this is why you called me in here I am happy to join in," Draco stated teasingly. Harry, who was all worked up after that lovely kiss, just grinned at Draco and beckoned him closer. Draco showed surprise for all of one second before he smirked and strode closer to the naked pair on the floor. Orion banished Draco's clothes the moment he knelt next to them and Harry pulled him into a kiss.

An hour later, Harry lay quite content and utterly exhausted between Orion and Draco. He now had two scales on his cord that he was lazily fiddling with. Draco's scale was a pretty, pure, white that sparkled as if it had glitter coating it. It was lovely and Harry was preening proudly that his mates had such pretty scales. He let out a purr and Draco and Orion both chuckled. Harry blushed but cuddled closer to both of them. Draco had chosen to have a bracelet to display his favors from those whom he bonded with. He had a scale from both Harry and Orion.

"I think it is time to head out of here before someone comes looking for us," Draco stated and made to stand up. Harry smirked.

"They know where we are. Magnus and Sage are outside the door. They have been out there since you got here they followed you. Also, at least every thirty minutes since Orion and I first came in here one of our Gheyo has passed by the room to make sure that we are still good," Harry told the other two. Draco looked startled that he hadn't known that. Orion looked incredibly proud. He had known about the Gheyo checking in and about the two that were currently guarding the door. He leaned over and nuzzled Harry's chin and captured his lips in a kiss.

"Very observant. What a good Submissive you are," Orion praised him. Harry trilled and preened under the praise from his Alpha. Draco laughed and pressed a kiss to Harry's cheek.

"Yes yes, you are as perfect as you have always been, Wonder Boy. Now, get up and get dressed so I can fix your hair. You still have a few that you haven't exchanged marks with. We need to get that finished so that you can have your realignment cycle. We are all very worried that it has been so long since you have had a proper resting period," Draco ordered. Harry smiled up at him and held out his hands to be pulled up. Draco rolled his eyes and sighed dramatically but reached down and carefully pulled Harry to his feet. Harry wrapped his arms around the Pareya and pressed his body against the taller blonde. Harry pulled Draco's mouth down and kissed him with a gentle press of his lips.

"You are quite the insatiable one aren't you, Little Warrior? Unhand our Lovely Pareya so that we can all get dressed. Hadrian, Raspen, and an unknown Dragel have joined Magnus and Sage outside the door," Orion informed his teasing Submissive. Harry pouted and Draco thought he looked absolutely adorable. He pressed another kiss to Harry's lips and then let him pull away. Draco cast a cleansing spell over all three of them and when they were dressed Harry sat in a chair and let Draco style his shoulder-length hair. When he was done Draco conjured a mirror so Harry could see what his hair looked like.

Draco had split his hair evenly between the top and the bottom. The bottom was left to flow freely while the top had been braided with the hair cord so that the two scales were resting very high on Harry's forehead so that they were very visible but not in his way or distracting. Harry liked it.

"It looks great Draco. Thank you. I am going to put you in charge of fixing it for me every morning," Harry told his blushing Pareya.

"Of course, I am going to fix your hair every morning. Your hair has always been a mess and you do not take care of it properly. I am going to brew you some hair potions that will help tame your hair," Draco replied in a posh tone. Harry laughed and kissed both Orion and Draco before the three of them opened the door to see who had come for them.

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Maurice had stepped out of his portal and into an open area in front of a large castle. He was also surrounded by quite a few Dragel who looked ready to attack the moment he showed himself as a threat. Just what had happened for his new student to be this heavily guarded? Maurice held up his hands and made sure that his body remained relaxed so that he looked as non-threatening as possible.

"State your business." A tall Shadow Gheyo in full armor and a plumed mask stepped forward and addressed him. He was flanked by two Fire Gheyo.

"My name is Maurice Elswood. I am here for my Mentored Student. I was notified that he had inherited earlier today. His name is Harrison James Potter," Maurice answered slowly. The Shadow Gheyo relaxed and when he did everyone else did as well.

"My name is Hadrian Maruke, Blood Raven. I am one of Harry's Aces. This is Jasper one of his Princes' and Fawkes one of his Jokers. Harry did not inherit earlier today. He inherited some time in the last year. He gave a soulscream yesterday and our Healer removed a seal today that was blocking him from his connection to you. He has been busy with our Alpha and one of our Pareya but they have got to be winding down by now. Let's go and find out." Hadrian informed Maurice.

"Thank you, I can not wait to meet him. Lead the way, Blood Raven." Hadrian signed to the two Fire Gheyo that they could go back to patrol. Hadrian started for the castle and as soon as they passed a large dining area another Dragel joined them.

"Who do you have there, Hadrian?" The Earth Dragel asked as he stepped closer to them.

"This is Harry's Oret. He just arrived I am just leading him up to the room that he, our Alpha, and Draco have holed themselves away in," Hadrian answered the Crowned Prince.

"Maurice Elswood, Nameless Joker. It is nice to meet you," Maurice offered. Raspen smiled.

"I am Raspen Crown Prince of the Earth Courts and I am Harry's," Raspen responded. The Joker looked surprised and then bowed.

"Your Highness, forgive my disrespect it was not intentional," Maurice stated. Raspen chuckled slightly.

"That is quite all right. No offense taken. Now let's get you up to Harry. From what Rathal says Harry has been locked in that room for a few hours now with Orion and Draco joined them about an hour ago. He has to be exhausted by now," Raspen teased. Hadrian and Maurice chuckled. Then the three of them continued their trek to get to Harry.

"This is a lovely castle. It has a large amount of Sentient Magic as if it was built into the very foundation," Maurice commented.

"This was a school that Harry attended starting at age eleven. Recently, it has served as a headquarters and sanctuary of a sort for the war that Harry just ended," Raspen informed the other man as they followed the now-silent Ace.

"That is a story that I definitely need to hear." Maurice let out a startled sound. When they rounded the next corner there were two very large Werewolves standing guard in front of a door. Hadrian went and stood close to the door near the wolves and Raspen and Maurice relaxed against the wall opposite the door and talked quietly about what had happened for them to all be there while they waited for the three inside to come out.

The first person out of the door was a tall, dark-haired, Gheyic Alpha. The man looked quite smug and relaxed. He placed a hand on each of the wolves and then made his way over to Raspen and Maurice. The next two to exit was a tall blonde Pareya with his arm thrown possessively around a small dark-haired submissive with bright emerald green eyes. He was a lovely young man. He was also preening proudly and clinging possessively to the Pareya. The bond between those two was very strong, Maurice noted. Must have known each other before the soulscream.

The small submissive pressed a kiss to the Pareya's cheek and then extracted himself. He pressed a kiss to the Shadow Ace and then started giggling when the two Weres pressed into him on either side. They stood almost to his chest with how tall they were compared to him and the Submissive buried his hands in their fur and nuzzled both of them.

"Lovely Wolves, thank you for guarding us. You did beautifully." Then Harry made his way to the others with both wolves still pressed tight to his sides and his hands buried in their fur.

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Harry smiled and looked up at the only stranger in the hallway. The man was only taller than Harry in the hall. Harry felt a fledgling connection to the man and chirped questioningly. He knew he had never met him before and yet he felt familiar. The man responded with a reassuring rumble that calmed Harry.

"My name is Maurice Elswood. That feeling of familiarity is normal. It is because I am your mentor, your Oret. Your Lovely Ace tells me that you inherited about a year ago and that your Healer broke a seal that was keeping me from knowing about you. It is very nice to finally meet you," Maurice introduced himself to the young, happy Submissive.

"I am Harry Potter, Gheyo Submissive. I am very glad to meet you. Hermione and I did as much research as we could when we realized what I was. But, I doubt the Wizarding World that declared Dragel illegal and dangerous has the proper information. I mean I did find some books in the Chamber in Parseltongue that explained a lot about what it means to be a Dragel. Plus the man who wrote some of them was a Dragel himself so that is probably helpful. I would like to know everything that I can so that I can make sure that My Teddy is taught about everything the proper way. I have so many ....." Harry was interrupted when Magnus bumped his large head under Harry's chin. Raspen leaned forward and pressed a kiss to his forehead.

"Sorry," Harry said sheepishly. He really hoped that he would get better control of his word vomit after he had a proper realignment cycle. Ethan and Quinn seem very confident that his emotions and mind would level out and recenter. Maurice smiled gently. Draco tsked and moved so that he was standing between the two wolves as well and wrapped his arms around Harry and kissed his head.

"Don't apologize, Love," Draco told Harry and then turned his head to look at Maurice. "He is a bit chaotic and unstable in his mind and emotions sometimes. Harry was on his own and on the run since right after turning sixteen. At seventeen he unexpectedly went through his creature inheritance. At the time his only companion was his best friend, she was a Muggle-born witch who learned everything she could about what he was and helped him navigate his new life. She looked after him during his resting periods. Then his son came along and he started skipping resting periods because he didn't feel safe resting with only Hermione looking after his son. Then, he lost Hermione. He has not had a realignment cycle at all in six months because he didn't feel safe and had no one to look after Teddy that he trusted."

Maurice was shocked and a bit concerned about the life that his student had been living. His erratic emotions and rambling made perfect sense now. The Joker was surprised that the young man was on his feet at all.

"You are a very strong young man that you were able to do that and that you are still on your feet now. I am very proud of you. If it makes you feel better I will guard your son with my life so that you and your circle can rest properly," Maurice offered sincerely. Harry smiled and leaned back gratefully into Draco.

"Thank you. I have a single room in my Chamber that you can stay in with Teddy when it is time. I will lock it down and no one will be able to get in or out until I wake up. Kreacher and Lolly will provide you and Teddy with anything that you need and supply you with all of your meals and snacks. Luna says that as soon as I finish claiming my bonded I will have my realignment cycle. I only have a few left at this point," Harry told his Oret. Maurice smiled. He was glad that Harry was so ready to trust him to watch over his circle child.

"Is Luna one of your new bonded?" Maurice asked. Harry smiled and Draco scoffed.

"No, Luna is like a little sister to me. I have known her for many years and she has never steered me wrong when she told me something was going to happen or to prepare for something. She is a Seer. Also, I think she is spoken for," Harry replied.

"She is.." "While you were locked away.." "...enjoying the carnal pleasures.." "..of our Handsome Alpha..." "...and Lovely Draco..." "...Our dear Sister..." "...laid claim to her.." "...Neville..." "...And Theo..."

Maurice turned to watch the twin Fire Pareya skip towards them. They stopped on either side of Orion and draped their bodies over him. The Alpha rolled his eyes and wrapped an arm around each of them. The twins commenced to making kissing noises and nuzzling the Alpha teasingly and dramatically wailing about the unfairness of being left out while the other three fooled around. Harry laughed at them and smiled when they were joined by Blaise, Rathal, and Ethan carrying a laughing Teddy.

"Daddy!!!" The toddler exclaimed and placed a loud smacking kiss on Harry's lips when he was handed over. "Miss you." Harry nuzzled the toddler and cooed at him.

"Missed you too, Teddy Bear. Where you a good boy for everybody?" Harry asked. Teddy nodded.

"Was good, Daddy!!!" Harry beamed at the toddler and placed him on the ground when he started squirming to get to the wolves. Magnus and Sage both moved away from Harry and Draco to lay down and play with the toddler who was very happily crawling all over them like a puppy. The next time that Teddy looked up his eyes were the same amber color as the two wolves and his teeth had small fanged k-9s. Harry trilled happily again. He was so glad to have the two Wolves in his circle for Teddy to bond with.

"They are going to be so good for him to have around," Harry said out loud.

"Yes, they are, Loveling," Ethan stated, pressing a kiss to both Harry and Draco's lips in greeting. Harry turned back to Maurice.

"I feel incredibly rude. Let me introduce my bonded to you. You already met Raspen and Hadrian. That is my Alpha Orion the twins currently teasing him are my Pareya Fred and George. The dark brown wolf is my Magnus and the black wolf is one of Gheyo Princes' Sage. The blonde behind me is my Pareya Draco and this here is my Pareya Ethan. That Lovely Storm Joker is my Blaise. And last but certainly not least is my other Ace Rathal. There are twenty-nine of us in total. The toddler is Edward Remus Potter but we just call him Teddy," Harry happily introduced all of his bonded present.

"Everyone, this is my Oret, Maurice Elswood," Harry finished. Harry stayed quiet while everyone exchanged greetings.

"If you don't mind my asking, who are Teddy's sire and Third? He is too old to belong to anyone who came because of your soulscream. Also, he clearly has a bit of Were in him," Maurice asked finally after a few minutes of everyone watching Teddy happily play with the two wolves.

"Teddy is not mine biologically. I am his Godfather and was blessed to get to raise him when his parents were murdered. His bearer was a lovely woman that I have known for years. His Sire was a werewolf that was like a father to me. He was my father's best friend from eleven years old until my father was murdered at twenty-one. His third was my Godfather S-Sirius. He was also my father's and Remus' best friend since they were eleven. Once things settle down, I am going to do a blood adoption and make him officially mine by blood. Remus and Tonks left a will behind requesting that I blood adopt him if I came into an inheritance like my Mum and Dad thought I would. They also wanted me to, if at all possible, find a circle with two people willing to adopt him with me so that he still had the proper number of parents and a better chance of inheriting when he is supposed to." Harry explained to his Oret.

"Sounds like you have a very solid plan there," Maurice offered. Harry smiled and blushed. He looked up at Draco and then down at Magnus.

"I was planning on asking Draco to stand in as his third since he is blood-related to Sirius and Tonks and asking Magnus to stand in as his Sire. That way his blood remained as close to his current genetic make-up as possible," Harry blushed harder when both Draco and Magnus reacted in a very surprised way. Draco just squeezed him tighter and pressed a kiss to his head and Magnus gave a soft 'wuff' and nuzzled Teddy making the toddler giggle.

"That sounds like a lovely idea, Little Warrior," Hadrian commented. Harry smiled at everyone in the hall when they all made noises of agreement. "Now why don't we all head down to the Chamber so that we can show Maurice where he will be sleeping while we are here and then it should be time to get dinner." Everyone agreed and started to move down the hall. Draco let go of Harry and pushed him into the arms of the Earth Ace before scooping up Teddy. The two Wolves turned back into their human forms.

"Harry, why don't you, Ethan, Rathal, and Raspen hang back and exchange those claiming marks? Then you will only have three left. I want all of them completed before we go to bed tonight. Then hopefully, your realignment cycle will start tonight. The sooner the better, Wonder Boy," Draco called over his shoulder as he walked away flanked by Magnus and Sage.

"That sounds like a great idea," Orion stated as he walked past Harry and Rathal with the twins stalking behind him with mischievous smiles on their faces.

"Have fun Harrykins" The twins said together never taking their eyes off of the Alpha. Finally, everyone was gone except the last four. Harry looked up at his Ace and mewled at him.

"Yes, Little Warrior we can exchange marks," Rathal stated. Harry smiled brightly.

"Where do you want to put it?" Harry asked excitedly. Rathal tapped the hollow of Harry's throat. Harry nodded and tilted his head back to give Rathal access. Once he was finished with Rath he was turned toward Ethan, and then Raspen. Once all three bonds were humming happily Harry jumped into Rathal's arms wrapped arms and legs around him. He was still deliciously sore from the hours of playing he did with Orion and Draco. He spent the entire walk down to the Great Hall teasing the Earth Ace. He nuzzled, licked, kissed, and nipped at his neck and delighted in the reactions that he received. He even got a small moan after one particularly hard bite that ended with him being passed to Ethan so that he wasn't distracting the only Gheyo in the hall with them.

Harry grinned at the flushed look on Rathal's face when he practically threw him at the Pareya. Harry was not to be deterred though. Once he was wrapped around the dark Dragel he gave him the same treatment that he had been teasing the Ace with. However, he made sure to stay gentle and teasing Ethan was not a Gheyo after all and Harry didn't know if he would appreciate a bite as hard as he had given Rathal. Raspen just chuckled when Ethan stumbled over his feet when Harry started his teasing.

"Randy little thing isn't he?" The others turned to the sound of Zenith's voice. Harry grinned at him and reached out his hands for the Gheyo. His instincts wanted him claimed right now. "Didn't you just spend a few hours thoroughly satisfied by our Alpha and lovely Pareya?" He asked as he took Harry from Ethan. Harry kissed Zenith and nodded his head toward the empty room they were standing next to.

"Go on, take him in there and love him up quickly so he can hopefully get that out of his system before he gets to dinner," Rathal ordered. "I will take these two down to the dining hall and send someone up to keep an eye out while you are busy."

"Don't bother Rath, the little sneak already tugged on a few bonds," Ariki teased as he approached them with Jasper in tow. Rathal just shook his head and started to walk away with Ethan and Raspen. "Don't take too long or Quinn and Draco will come and get you."

"Just tell them I am exchanging claim marks just like Draco told me to," Harry smirked at them. "Come my Beta. Jasper will keep watch at the door while I play with Zen and then Zen can watch the door while I play with Jasper." With that said the four four of them retreated into the classroom. The four of them were quick and dirty so that they didn't take too long. Which was just fine by all of the men involved.

From Zen, he got an almost chrome scale that captured light and reflected rainbows if he moved it a certain way. From Ariki, a pretty chocolate scale edged with a slight hint of light grey around the edges because of his Air affinity. Lastly, from his Fire Prince, he got a bright red scale that changed to an orange and finally yellow at the tip. Harry let each of the three pick a scale from him and made cord necklaces from his hair. The two Gheyo had sealed bonds with Ariki but not with each other which Ariki had informed him was quite normal while the different Gheyo suites were still settling amongst themselves.

Finally, Harry felt completely sated. He chirred for his Beta to pick him up and purred happily when he was scooped up bridal style. Harry spent the walk to the Great Hall nuzzling contently into his Beta's neck and purring like a happy kitten. The three with him thought it was the most adorable thing they had ever seen or heard. When they finally stepped into the hall and Harry was deposited into Orion's lap they all received knowing looks and smirks. Orion nuzzled the still purring, Harry's cheek.

"Are you finally sated for the time being?" The Alpha teased. Harry didn't even feel embarrassed about it. He nodded and stifled a yawn. "You have quite the voracious appetite, Kitten. Thank goodness we have so many bonded to keep you satisfied." Harry giggled, leaned lazily against his chest, and allowed the Alpha to hand-feed him his dinner. He ate until he couldn't eat anymore and then fell asleep while the others finished eating.

"Well, I think we finally succeeded in properly wearing him out. I thought he was never going to get tired," Draco exclaimed. Rathal chuckled and looked at the small Submissive in their Alpha's arms. He was surprisingly still purring even in his sleep.

"On the bright side, he only has Perryton left to exchange marks with. We can wake him up long enough to do that and then I can promise you that he is going to slip into his realignment cycle before the night is over. So all of you should prepare for that. Maurice, are you prepared to take on the responsibility of Teddy?" Orion asked. Maurice nodded.

"I am ready. I promise to take care of him as if I birthed him myself," Maurice replied. Orion nodded and then they went back to talking about preparations for the resting cycle.

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Harry woke up when he was placed gently in Peryton's arms. He looked around to see that they were back in their Chamber. He chirped up at Peryton who nodded to him. Harry then leaned up and bit into Perryton's shoulder so that the Royal could either easily hide or easily display the mark as he saw fit. Peryton placed his mark on Harry and there was almost an instantaneous shift in all of them.

Orion reclaimed Harry from Perry and curled around him in the middle of the bed. Ariki claimed Harry's other side, Charlie pressed in close to Orion, and Quinn claimed the other side of the Beta. Harry barely watched as the others all claimed places in the bed and the four Pareya sat down and claimed the outside areas of the bed in preparation to keep watch over the circle. The last thing he felt was a soft kiss to his lips and then he was sound asleep and knew no more.

Harry and his circle didn't wake again for ten straight days.