Emberwood The kids aren't all right.

but it wasn't kukulkan who'd arrived first, but marten, who was only in the area by chance. marten had kept low, quiet, as always, still battling his own inner demons while trying to remain useful. he contributed to caches, worked on his own medicine stock (though it was measly, in the winter) and patrolled borders. but made friends? ... not quite. 

when he heard the howl he came at a run, alarmed by a voice he didn't recognize and the state of urgency within it. he brought cobwebs, because it was all he had available -- he'd taken all the poppy seeds himself as soon as he'd found them -- and arrived with ears pricked upwards. ibis. he breathed her name, but did not pause to gawk. 

he looked between the two wolves. what happened? what's wrong?? he asked, so he could do as much help as he could as soon as possible.