The Sentinels To the lepers in your head

Osprey had somehow missed the scent of the person occupying the hollow, therefore Deirdre's sudden appearance made the older wolf jump and backpedal from the spot immediately. "You scared me to wit's end," she told the girl, once she had regained her composure and had sat down to get back her breath too. 

It had been a while, since she had last seen the girl - aside from the occasional sightings around the pack-lands during her hunting and scavenging raids - and she had grown up quite a bit. Less of the puppy-ish roundness and naivety, now she possessed more qualities of the adult she was going to be. Yet the innocence still remained. "I am looking for a new home. In few weeks time I will welcome my children in the world," she explained. "What were you doing down there? Hunting for treasure?"