Redhawk Caldera She's a habit and I can't let go

It's from "Smoke" by A Thousand Horses!

There was no sign of life from outside the den as Elwood neared, so a frown knitted his brows together. As he took the final steps to its entrance, however, his nostrils were suddenly filled with Finley's scent -- and his pricked ears detected the sound of a moan from within. Simultaneously curious and worried, the Beta male crept into the mouth of the burrow, lowering himself to his belly and blinking as his eyes adjusted to the shadows.

His concern deepened as his gaze landed on Finley, who was sprawled on the ground and looking most uncomfortable. In addition to her appearance, he could now smell her sickness; he refrained from wrinkling his nose and instead whined plaintively, crawling towards his girlfriend and delivering a gentle nudge to her shoulder.

"What's wrong?" he asked, looking her over as he wondered what could have caused her to become ill. It had to be something she had come across during her time outside of the caldera; perhaps some bad meat or some kind of bug she had ingested from water.