Blacktail Deer Plateau i was lightning, before the thunder

Her father appeared after some time; his movements slow and stiff. Dawn's ears fold back warily, and she rose, moving to meet him. His kiss she returned joyfully, tail wagging, but stiffened when she realized the mess that was his eye. "Da! I missed you, Morningside - what happened?" She stepped back, scanning him carefully and noting the few other scrapes, the claw and fang marks. Her tail rose stiffly, and she hissed, "Who did this?" I'll kill them. So intent was she on her father's wounds that she barely noticed his second question, peering over her shoulder at the boy, awake now. 

 "Don't know his name, but he's from Easthollow. We found him in the mountains; he was hurt, so we brought him here so Pema - "  But it was no use, her father's injuries distracted her, and she asked, "Was anyone else hurt?"  It wasn't that she was unsympathetic of the boy, really, but rather the immediate issue before her stole her attention.