Redhawk Caldera Chokin' on goatmeat

It's technically @Sebastian's turn and I'm skipping @Gale as well but this one's been stagnating a bit and I wanted to go ahead and get it finished! :)

They weren't out here and they weren't in there. Then where were they? Trying not to lose his mind, Peregrine forced himself to calm down and think rationally for a second. He had been near the entrance to the cave all night long, standing between his pack mates and the storm. Nobody could have passed him without his noticing; it just wasn't possible. That meant that the pups had gone the other way, backward into the caves. Peregrine felt his guts twist as he realized what this almost definitely meant: Nightjar and Wildfire were lost somewhere in the tunnels.

"We have to search for them," he said, meaning to yell but only managing to eke out a strained stage whisper. "Elwood, can you help me look down here? Fox, take the others and check the rest of the territory in case they surfaced somewhere." Taking a deep breath to steady himself, the Alpha plunged back into the cavern. He hated the dim, damp darkness and the enclosed spaces but he would do whatever it took to locate his children and safely bring them back above ground.