Moonsong Glacier When your skeletons rattle in their chains

The beauty of the glacier was lost on Niita as she searched desperately for the pups. She hadn't thought it the best idea that Steady tell them to cannibalize their mother but who was she to argue? Steady was their uncle and he knew best for them, Niita had just done what she was told. 

Now though, Niita acted alone. She climbed across the slippery slopes of the ice in hopes of finding a trail from one of the children. So far, she wasn't having any luck. Niita's luck was about to get even worse. 

One misplaced paw led to a sudden slip that sent her tumbling down the side of the glacier, banging herself in several different spots on the way down. Finally, she landed in a heap at the bottom, the alarming pain in her back paw making her yelp. 

Niita managed to get to her feet, holding one of her paws up close to her body in an awkward three legged gait. "This is perfect, just perfect. Not even the slightest scent of the pups and now this.." Niita grumbled aloud, beginning to limp slowly back to Silvertip Mountain in defeat.