What a trip! Very cool insight into the melding of the combined mind of the primal, but still at base somehow human, Xander. I really enjoyed that.

In fact.. with the way you presented that, I could easily see Xander's own sense of self/will being strong enough to keep the leader of the pack in check to a degree, and then in turn him harnessing the rest... but still maintaining his own personality to his friends for the most part - at least in such a way that they wouldn't take his newfound confidence too much amiss. Hmm, think-y now...

thanks for sharing... ;)
Marns
~pN