Redtail Rise You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through

I know I totally just bombed into your other thread but I kinda forgot they'd wanted to do this so when you have tiiiiiiime <3 and also all welcome!

The pack felt as secure as the valley itself. Months ago they had left their home behind to participate in the hunt, and had returned stronger; now, the valley had wolves who could mind the borders and watch over the girls as Ameline and @Ancelin roved from their home, to investigate the Rise.

They travelled through the night, and arrived just as dawn broke, the tall, charred tree trunks casting long shadows in a hatched pattern across the hillside. Ameline's guard hairs lifted in anticipation, and her breaths came in short puffs. She nosed her mate and licked her lips, shaking out her coat in an attempt to relieve some of her nerves but she found herself bristling even more. 

It was not at all reassuring to arrive at their former home, and find that the border markings had vanished. If nothing else, the Rise now felt haunted- and left behind secrets that might never be answered.