Haunted Wood but at dawn

A figure come, formed out of shadows just like his Mother was.
He immediately disliked her, his hackles raised and his teeth flashed as a warning to keep her distance. He'd fight if he had to.
"My Mother is near." He muttered defiantly. He knew she was protection and the fact she asked this first meant she'd only do something if she was far.
"She made us leave, looking for my brother. He was taken by a coyote." 
Sadness welled up in him, rolling into his heart and crushing the light within. It was real. Star was gone.

But he couldn't be weak in the face of danger.
"What is this place?" He wondered what this woman was doing here. Was she a danger to Blackfeather?