Haunted Wood there is no god

The Caldera was a mess. At one time Fennec might have enjoyed the chaos to a degree but right now it settled oddly for her. Thankfully it felt like she and Bronco had a sort of weird stability that was untouched by her mom's baby-daddy drama, but now Towhee and Tierra were both missing. She felt out of the loop, tucked away with Killdeer while the pack apparently fell to pieces around her. Weird to feel both grateful and resentful of that.

She hadn't gone this far since giving birth but she'd insisted on at least helping with the search. Her mom could take care of herself but shouldn't have been gone this long, and her little sister was a whole other story. They needed to find her before Towhee got home, if possible.

Fennec nosed about the floor of the forest but found no trace of any of them; neither had been this way. She was just about to give up and try another route when she heard something large nearby. Her ears twisted curiously. Definitely not Tierra, and it didn't sound like her mom. Hey! Whoever's there - I have a question for you.

She froze, waiting for an answer or some form of acknowledgement... and poised to run if that sign came in the form of a fast approach.