The wolfdog felt defensive that she had mentioned being careful. True, he had just come from all the way down from the mountains. But she was a healer. It was her job to be like that. If he truly needed it, she would give him some poppy seeds to help ease whatever pain he was experiencing.
She walked to the nearest tunnel that she knew of. The winding tunnels lay everywhere underneath the woods. She hasn't explored every part yet, especially the parts without light, but from what she has seen, it could serve as the communal den of her pack. The river was downhill, so if it flooded there was a chance that it would only reach one tunnel.
Finding the hidden tunnel, she pushed the bush that covered the hole. "There's an entire tunnel system down here. I plan to have the pack's communal den in there..."
