Blacktail Deer Plateau I am home, Countess

Kavik padded to the edge of the river, emerald gaze peering down at the water before being drawn to the flash of a tail above the surface of the liquid. He stared at the spot where the disturbance had been,  watching for another indication of where the creature had moved. After a few quiet minutes, his concentration was interrupted by the sound of a howl traveling across the plateau. Kavik lifted his inky head in the direction of his former packmate's call; it was unexpected but not unwelcome, so he turned and headed in that direction. Mostly, he was glad to know that he was at least alive after the bear attack, since they had seen no sign of him since that terrible day.

He arrived just in time to see Minori disappear in the trees. It lead him to believe she was probably angry, and he didn't blame her. He probably should be more angry than he really was, but he was too distracted with relief to see that his former pack member was alive and seemingly well. The alpha's eyebrows lifted slightly in surprise at the gathering that had already formed around the male, and he nodded appreciatively at his packmates as he passed them to stand in front of Corvus. He nodded in agreement with the new beta's statement. Yes, we were, he added. It's good to see you, Corvus. What happened to you? He thought he should get that out of the way first. As glad as he was to see the male, it didn't change the fact that he had disappeared on them. Surely, he had a good explanation.