Redhawk Caldera But you've got to come back a star

She swallowed, bowing her head, keeping her eyes averted. "Okay. Please don't hate me," she whispered. Of course, Wildfire knew her mother would never hate her (no matter how terrible Saena made her out to be). But she was such an obedient child usually that she wasn't used to getting into trouble. Her heart continued to pound and she sucked in a shaky breath, trying to steady herself.

Spill she did. "I left the caldera. I know you and dad don't want us to go outside the territory but I needed to get away for a little bit. I'm sorry I disobeyed you." She'd spent one breath, so Wildfire drew in another and out came another splash of word vomit. "I went out to this huge, pretty lake. I ran into a wolf there. She didn't attack me or anything but she... she said some things." Here, her voice faltered a little bit. She paused, then blurted out the key piece of information. "It was Saena Redtail."