Redhawk Caldera Here's Johnny

The Alphas' daughter answered her packmates' questions patiently and with a lot more eloquence than Elwood would have expected from someone of her age that had briefly been lost. She mentioned that she exited the tunnels quite a ways away from the Caldera, and that she had traveled through a spooky forest. Haunted Wood? he wondered, trying to get his bearings. He hadn't been there before himself, but had heard Finley talk about it.

Elwood's ears perked visibly at Wildfire's next statement. A wolf named Dante had helped her find her way home. A red flag waved in his mind, but he tried his best to keep his expression neutral, not wanting to alarm Wildfire. The mention of the second wolf -- Luke -- was quickly dismissed by the Beta male, although he noted that she said she had gotten sick.

"Dante -- you said he helped you?" he asked warily, hoping for more details. He hadn't met the Plateau leader himself, but had heard enough of him from Peregrine and others. Obviously he hadn't harmed Wildfire -- after all, she was right there in front of him, and in one piece -- but there was still a small twinge of worry in his belly. "You got sick -- what happened?" he then asked, hoping that her interaction with Dante had nothing to do with her illness.