Redhawk Caldera Event horizon.

“I can stay,” Trailhawk said and Towhee felt a tiny measure of relief at having done something useful, even if they were no closer to finding Killdeer and bringing him home. She also felt a deep gratitude toward the woman’s willingness to dig in rather than flee the scene, given the pack’s troubles.

Find Amalia—she’s Killdeer’s mate and the pack’s Matriarch—and introduce yourself, Towhee said, realizing she’d only just now said his name too. Swallowing the lump in her throat, she added, Then hunt… and search while you’re at it. Don’t go any further than one territory away. Better yet, call for Alivia or Cinar to join you. And be careful. We don’t know what happened to him.