Silvertip Mountain This fox is ours.

Niita regretted taking Valette's orders almost immediately. Not because they where incompetent, because just as she had been about to follow a promising trail; the shriek of Silvertip's resident pup filled the air. 

Niita wasn't Adeline's mother, didn't claim to be even an aunt, but Addie had grown on her and Niita had begun to think of her as family. Anger was the first thing she felt, rage at whatever was hurting the young girl and also anger at the other two for not watching Adeline. 

The fox had Adeline in its grips, Polaris was already upon it and attacking. Niita joined the fray, rushing the canid and tearing into its underbelly with vengeance. Polaris seemed to be dealing with the fox alright, having a death grip on its throat which had caused it to drop Adeline.

Valette was tending to Addie, Niita stalking over after tearing a good chunk from the creature. "The damned thing is dead, let's get her back quick," Niita called out, moving to pick Adeline up gently. Krypton was no longer around but maybe somebody else back in the central territory knew healing. 

wasn't sure if she was still small enough to be picked up?