Heron Lake Plateau my disproportionate reactions fuse with my eager state

congrats on 500 (ok 514 i'm late) and also, this is me, coming to this thread kek

in the wake of towhee's stepdown from leadership, caiaphas had wondered who would step up to claim the mantle. beta was not, by nature, a rank the she-wolf imagined herself worthy of, but she imagined other wolves would believe themselves deserving; it was not difficult to imagine that redhawk's gamma would find her rank ascended, leaving an opportunity for leadership for any brave enough to claim it. 

caiaphas hadn't sought out ceara intentionally, but had caught the scent of the she-wolf traveling towards what appeared to be the direction of the thicket the redhawk's chief family often resided. finding her curiosity insatiable, caiaphas stole after her. the sylph's gait was neither quiet nor subtle; she expected at length ceara would be alerted to her presence, and would either address or ignore her.