Haunted Wood but at dawn

His jaw set. He knew of trespassing but not from Mother. From Tundra.
Would Tundra ever make him leave the woods? Unlikely.
He stared at the woman, his dislike turning into hatred.
"I protect my Family." He snapped back, his tail curling up. He'd failed to protect Star but he had had trust in the woods. In the border patrols by others and in his Mother.
Was this stranger right?
Was his Mother incapable of protection?

He glowered at her, hating her to speak the truth to him.
Then she spoke of his uncle.
"Where is he?" He asked quietly, hoping to coax an answer. If he could find Moonshadows brother, surely she'd not leave the woods if he was there to protect too.
But what she said about Maegi perplexed him. She had failed to protect Maegi? Was that why she looked the way she did?
His brows furrowed, the wind momentarily took from his sails.