Blacktail Deer Plateau i was lightning, before the thunder

I had been a month since the scouting party had last been within Morningside's borders again. It felt as though a big weight was being taken off of Pema's shoulders. Aside from the boy that they had carried here that now rested on the ground before them. She had never missed a place more, not ever her birth pack. She wanted nothing more then to see everyone again and be welcomed back into the pack. As well as catch up on whatever she had missed, she hoped nothing to major had changed. 

Their companion had been drifting in and out of contiousness during thier journey. At first Pema had tried to talk to him, to see if he was responsive, but those attempts proved to be unsuccessful and so the ocassional moans became regular. When he spoke his first words she hadn't excepted them. She was stairing off into the pack waiting to see someone she knew. 

But once he did speak she layed down beside him. He seemed scared and she wanted to try and calm him down. "It's ok, you're safe. We brought you home with us when you passed out earlier. We wanted to bring you to a safe place where I could help you with your ankle." she said gesturing her head to his injured ankle. 

She tried to keep her voice calm but she couldn't help but have a hint of excitment in her voice as she waited for her family to appear. Her tail wagged in anticipation.