Phoenix Maplewood Food is key

Ordinarily, Saena welcomes the efforts her wolves make to bring food near to the den for her. She told Desna prior to the birth that such efforts were welcome, and she's accepted all such efforts thus far gratefully. But Saena doesn't tolerate loitering near her den, and while Desna backpedals readily and would normally have done everything right and incited no ire from the new mother, it's the sound of another wolf's paws thumping the earth in addition to the sound of Desna's scuttling that prompts Saena to peek her head out of the den, and it's the sight of both Desna and Laika in uncomfortable proximity with no sign of Shreya or Luke that makes her peel back her lips and snarl a warning.

She doesn't give them the opportunity to explain that they aren't together, nor is she watching closely enough to recognize the fact herself. It isn't personal, but her whelping den isn't a meeting place, and she's very clear in expressing that the two need to take their presences elsewhere. Her snarling and bristling in the mouth of her den isn't likely to let up until the two move along.

Brief cameo! Sorry for aggressive Saena, she's just being a protective mum and more than one uninvited wolf around her den = scary to her, heh. ^^;