Noctisardor Bypass It's been a long day without you, my friend

Since you needed someone...!

Within days of her meeting with Scarlett, Saena set off from the maplewood once more. She made the day long journey south, tracking all the while the many scents of wolves on the wind. She wanted to know the locations of each neighbouring pack so she could know just how much rivalry to expect, and whether any animosity was warranted. The only pack the maturing Saena would tolerate close to hers was Jade Fern Grove, and it was now her task to ensure that it was the only pack that close.

She found the borders of one pack to the southeast. She didn't approach it, but determined that, being well beyond Jade Fern Grove, it was distant enough. The sun was starting to set when she glanced at the sky and she decided to leave her investigation of Bearclaw Valley, wherever that was, to another day. She turned and headed north once more.

This time she mistakenly found her way into the bypass she'd once looked down on with Alastor. Before ever realizing that she wasn't going the right way, the alpha female spotted the striking red-coated wolf standing over a lighter figure on the ground. The scent of a female and death hung in the air. As always, her spine stiffened and she lifted her tail, expecting to come face-to-face with Fox, but she could tell even from here that the other's own tail was too dark. Bummer. It wouldn't have surprised her to learn that Fox was out murdering more wolves and it would've fit the scene.

But Saena knew Wildfire when she saw her and she knew the girl was no killer, and so she drew nearer with conspicuous steps and stopped far enough to seem as little a threat as possible. She was curious about the body and what the context of Wildfire's presence here really was, but chose not to approach it until her half-sister noticed her. Her ears turned forward and she waited to be either acknowledged or dismissed with her short red tail flicking at her hindquarters.