Blacktail Deer Plateau put 'em back up on the shelf

Catori arrived; the intruder broke away.

Grayday tried to race after the latter, but promptly ran straight into a tree. By the time he'd shaken off this sudden blow, the shewolf was long gone.

"Lav - " he choked, still feeling woozy. He stumbled his way toward the bright, ghostly shape in the trees. Too big to be his baby. "Cat?" he swayed where he stood, his head spinning, a strange black void in his vision. He was going to pass out. The pain was overwhelming. "Where'she? Baby? Get Genie. Raid. Healer."

His breaths were coming in uneasy huffs, and then he was gagging up the day's meal.