Redhawk Caldera seven page essay, due monday

They were outsiders, Elwood observed as he approached, but they all shared the same scent, indicating that they came from a pack. They smelled nothing like the odor the kidnappers were rumored to possess, but he still exercised caution as he neared the trio. He kept his head and tail elevated and his senses were alert; he hoped that Towhee, perhaps, would be patrolling nearby, simply because he didn't like the idea of being outnumbered three to one on his own turf.

"Can I help you?" he asked, stopping a few yards from the group of wolves. His voice lacked its usual friendly intonation; in fact, his flat, businesslike timbre probably sounded a little like Towhee's. His gaze swept over each of them as he awaited an explanation.