Larksong Grotto bitter sweat and circumstance

Reference tag; also, I am sort of assuming that Wylla didn't oust him for asking questions

For a while after arriving at the mountain, Taikon didn't stray from it. He was thankful to have been given another chance at a life close to one of his greatest friends. Even if @Takiyok didn't think of him that way, he found their friendship to give him a great sense of belonging.
Now, though, things felt strange. He did not like the direction that Wylla was taking things. He didn't like the idea that just because some wolf had a coat covered in scars, that they should as a pack attack the Rusalka that had taken over the cliffs. Judging an entire group of wolves based on the way one of them looked and making assumptions from previous occupants was absolutely ridiculous to him. More than that, it reminded him greatly of the way that his mother the Queen had treated all outside of the kingdom. If Wylla was willing to plunge them into war over nothing, Taikon would stay only to protect his friend. There was nothing else he could do.
The way to the grotto was difficult and harsh. Takiyok had shown him the start of the path when he had arrived, but he had never actually taken it. So he did that day, hoping for peace of mind from his swimming thoughts.
When he reached the grotto below, he was taken with its beauty. He didn't get very far when he found a girl crouched in the brush. As he moved forward to say hello, a great gull cried out angrily. It flew off in a hurry. He realized the girl had been stalking, and lowered his head apologetically. Sorry, I didn't realize you were on the hunt, he said truthfully.