Rising Sun Valley comin' around the mountain

Set near Noctisardor Bypass. All welcome, but attn: @Silverfeather.

These lands were vast and sprawling, and from what the wind carried to her, supported multiple packs within its borders. Nova wondered how many there were and what types of leaders they had, thinking as she picked her way across the steep steps of rock near a mountain. It had no name in her mind, and while she was used to elevated places (she had lived in the Rise, after all), but the unsteady surface beneath her paws was unfamiliar and nerve-wracking.

Pebbles shifted beneath her as she walked slowly, looking for a way to descend the mountain she had climbed earlier that morning. It had seemed a good idea then, but now that she was headed down, the height scared her. Only a misstep, a tiny moment of inattention as a hawk cried above her, caused her to fall. With panic rising in her chest, Nova went scrambling down the side of the mountain, pebbles and stones and larger rocks sliding and tumbling along with her.

Her small body thumped against the side of the mountain and she felt every single scrape and bruise blossom beneath her skin. With a yelp of simultaneous pain and relief, she slid to a halt on a shallow slope near the bottom. Nova held still, cowering behind a boulder as the rest of the debris slowed down around her, and then tried to stand to leave. A jolt of pain went through her right foreleg, sending pain shooting through her paw and shoulder. With a wince, she settled back down where she was, panting in pain. What had she done?