Swiftcurrent Creek alpha and omega

works for me (re: timeline)! and yup, sparrow was trying to escape the area before anyone noticed her trespass, so you assumed perfectly! <3

Sparrow's right ear flicked backwards at the soft noise behind her, and her heart began to flutter in panic. Torn between sinking lower to the snowy earth and propelling herself forward with a burst of speed, the yearling found herself tripping over her long legs—she met the ground suddenly, sending up a flurry of dust-like snow. She was almost certainly dead, now, and so she remained still; at least until the voice of another she-wolf cut through the air. Sparrow's ears went back, though she opened her golden eyes and lifted her head slightly. Her posture was still very much one of submission, daring not to raise herself in challenge.

Her mouth opened, then shut with a subtle click—as if she would not, or could not, speak. A heartbeat, then a second. Sparrow tried again, and when she spoke it was a whisper as soft as the rustling of leaves in a faint breeze, "Mistake." Sparrow lifted her eyes to the other's ankles, daring not to lift her head high enough to see the tall woman in all her glory, and loosed a sincere whine. It was not a pathetic noise, nor was it one of weakness; it was merely a noise that sought forgiveness for her blunder, more intimate and intricate than words.