Don't you dare look back

@Kesuk

Having left the plateau with plenty of time left to spare before returning to her pack, Saena decided to spend a while near the bank of the Whitefish River. When living just above it, her interest in the river was barely there, but now that she'd spent time away from it, she lamented not swimming in it or fishing in it or whiling away her days on its shore. It was a big, majestic, winding river that cut its way completely through the wilds, and salmon were abundant at certain times of year. It was damn near perfect as far as rivers went.

She settled down on the damp shore and dipped her front paws into the rushing current, and that was when a glint of light from the nearby bushes caught her attention. Saena was loathe to move, so she stayed there for a little while longer before finally rising with curiosity gnawing at her. She splashed across the river, swimming well despite spending very little time swimming as a child, and after a quick shake, she padded to the bush and thrust her muzzle over it to peer beyond.

What she saw was the glint of sunlight on impossibly smooth gemstones, set deep into the mouth of a cavern that yawned out of the undergrowth. Pricking her ears, the Redtail Alpha took a step forward, then another, and soon her entire torso disappeared into shadow. The stones ceased to glitter as soon as her figured blocked out the sunlight, leaving her upper body enveloped in a musty, dimly lit cavern while her bright hindquarters and docked red tail stuck out for any passerby to see.