Redtail Rise Comeback kid

However distant, Junior's answering howl hadn't gone unnoticed by the new Alpha. As soon as she dropped her muzzle from the sky and the last of the Redtail Rise wolves' voices had died off, she'd run east along the ridge. Her sister's distant call did very little to help Saena pinpoint her, but the pale wolf was sure it came from that direction. So she stood on the edge of the ridge, high enough to see over the tops of the trees to the valley below, and waited for any sign of a dark-haired wolf moving toward her.

She'd misjudged Junior's direction a little, however, for a short while later, another howl rose into the ridge's airspace, this time much closer. Saena turned quickly and broke into a run, practically barreling down the slope and stumbling once or twice on the still new terrain before finally finding Junior seated at the base.

Just like when the swarthy Blacktail had visited the plateau, Saena didn't slow until she'd run right into her sibling, a happy ball of wagging stump and hastily placed licks. "Junior! You came!" she exclaimed as she finally backed off her sister, and only then did realization begin to dawn. "Where's Swordfish?" she asked, looking around as if expecting him to appear at any moment. Surely Junior wouldn't have left her mate and Beta position both behind just to come here... right?