Stone Circle There's something serious beginning

She had made very good time back to Easthollow, but there was no pausing, no resting. This trip was as fast as she could haul herself across the landscape before she headed back home again. Okay, she did pause, but she paused at the borders, panting for a moment or two as she caught her breath, collected herself, and generally just made her appearance here seem less rushed.

Arbiter did have questions -- well, basically just one, but she felt it was one that would lead into others potentially. Would it even be worth it in the end? Maybe. Maybe not. She assumed not, but then again Arbiter was always the sort to assume not until she was pleasantly surprised otherwise. It kept expectations in check. Hell, it had been long enough that she wasn't even sure who would answer -- Valette might have a new set of pups or something, though her scent did appear to be at the borders. So maybe not too different.

It was only once she was sure she looked as if she could have just had a mild walk over from the creek that she raised her head and howled.