Emberwood ghost

set after they move locations, I’ll figure out the future dating at some point

The pack had relocated.  Redd found the process strange, after so long defending a territory.  Who held the river?  Did they not seek to defend a claim?  The rise had seen herds all year round.  In the leaner seasons, other prey had been enough to see them past.  That this pack chose to wander made her feel less grounded even within their number than she had upon arrival.  They clearly had customs she’d not ever comprehended.

What was the difference then, between stranger and pack, if any could hunt beside them?  If they held no claim, then they held no borders.  This lack of order troubled her in ways she did not understand.

The forest they now resided in was unfamiliar to her.  There had been none like it near the rise.  She moved silently between the trees, her steps picking an anxious trail amongst their trunks.  The hunt would calm her, and both she and Ruckus needed additional food to rebuild what was lost.  Winter quickly approached.