Silvertip Mountain Mind of Stone, Heart of Glass

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She had finally added the northern part of the territory back to her patrol routes, deciding that she couldn't avoid it forever—not if she wanted to be a proper Beta and protect the forest. It had been too long since she had climbed up the steep sides and jagged ledges of the mountain that hugged their northeast border, and she felt only a muted sadness as her gaze cut to where she knew the glacier was. It felt good to be confronting the memories and getting back to normal, and she jumped up to the ledge above her and then the next one. But a dark familiar scent made her freeze and look around. It didn't take her any time to recognize it as belonging to Donovan. She wondered what he was doing over here, so close to her forest. 

She followed the trail higher up into the mountains than she normally went. She climbed up to the entrance of a cave and followed the scent inside. Light reflected strangely off the rocks that seemed to sparkle where they were lodged within the stone of the walls. She slowly moved deeper, eyes widening at the way the light changed as it passed through the strange rocks. Snarling from deeper in the cave made her freeze again, but only for a split second before she sprinted forward. 

The cave only took her in one direction, but it was still a few long minutes before she finally reached him, the continued sounds of fighting urging her to push her muscles to make her go faster. 

Within seconds of having them in her sight, she launched herself forward with an angry snarl, jumping onto the strange creature. Her teeth snapped once on air, but quickly sunk into the flesh if its shoulder. It gave an angry screech before snapping its own teeth in her direction, forcing her back a few steps to narrowly miss its jaws in her face. She jumped forward again with a snarl, snapping at the air in front of it and pulling back again when it retaliated.