where is a fish in orbit? trouter space

He felt his heart skip a beat as the beta male made two comments to further concern him. First, that the caldera had posed a threat to the plateau, and second, that his alpha male had not parted his former home on good terms. The latter worried him most. He was quiet for a moment, his shoulders slumping in accord with his mood. He did not want to pry, but he found he could not quell the questions that resonated in his mind.

"Why was the caldera a threat?" Perhaps if he knew it would help him to understand how the hollow's king and queen had departed with anger in their wake.