Shoulda started running

All welcome for pack mates or loners!

A hot sun bore down on Redtail Rise, making the bare peak of the ridge almost unbearable. Even the hawks were taking refuge in the trees today as the warmest day of the summer preyed on all of them. Saena chose today, at this time, to walk the borders of the pack because it would allow her to remain mostly in the shade while still taking care of her duty as warden and alpha of the pack.

As was typical lately, her mind was wandering as she walked. She wasn't paying as much attention to the borders as she should have, though she did remember to squat and remark every now and again. Her beta kept entering her thoughts and she kept pushing him away with the reminder that she wasn't supposed to be acting like a smitten little girl, but she couldn't help herself. A lazy grin was drawn almost permanently on her lips as she patrolled the borders.

A hawk screeched overhead, but when Saena looked up, the bird was hiding. Through the leaves, the sky was blue and utterly cloudless. Not a hint of precipitation to cool the baking earth. So she slowed her walk, intending to draw out her patrol as long as possible in order to stay in the shade of the forest.