Sun Mote Copse [BWP] There's a method to the madness

Elwood, too, was patrolling, having doubled his efforts since hearing of the presence of Blackfeathers nearby. Nothing had happened, and he sincerely hoped that the pups had simply been collected by their parents and had gone home -- that it was all just a big misunderstanding -- but he didn't trust them. If it was that easy, it was too good to be true.

He paused at the first rumbling in the distance, but kept going until he heard the second. He looked toward the mountains, and when he shifted his gaze back to the familiar treeline of the copse, he spotted Niamh's fair-coated figure. Hastening towards her, he woofed to get her attention, then said -- somewhat rhetorically -- "Did you hear that?" She clearly had; as he drew near, he could see that her attention was focused toward the mountain range, as well.