Redhawk Caldera uncast shadow of a southern myth

As other wolves gathered, Elwood became more and more aware of the absence of his mate and son. He glanced around, searching the landscape for their familiar figures, and turned an apologetic and bemused shrug towards Fox and Peregrine when they did not materialize.

The Alphas began to address the pack, but Elwood was only half listening as he continued to look for Eljay and Finley. Fox urged the wolves present to put in extra effort to hunt and he nodded. When Peregrine spoke, his first question was unfinished and directed towards the silver Beta. Elwood snapped his gaze up sharply, quickly catching onto the implication in Peregrine's query, and replied with a silent nod of his head.

The next piece of news was not wholly surprising, but still caused Elwood's stomach to drop. The last thing he wanted was to leave Redhawk Caldera, but he knew that if it came down to it, the pack would need to relocate. With Peregrine's words still hanging in the air, both Eljay and Finley suddenly arrived; the former looked embarrassed to have been late, while the latter simply appeared to be nauseous. Elwood gave an encouraging nudge to his mate and chuffed quietly at his son before returning his attention to the Alpha pair.