Redhawk Caldera trust issues

The tension between various packmates had grown palpable; Elwood wasn't sure what had happened to cause the shift. They all used to get along and interact with such ease, but granted their membership had changed over the last month or so -- familiar faces had gone and were replaced by new ones. And many of them were female; he certainly wasn't an expert on the fairer sex, but he had the sneaking suspicion that hormones were the culprit.

Luckily, his own drama had ceased just as quickly as it had begun. He and Finley were still far from "official," but he had no complaints with the status of their relationship. Between the time he spent with her and extra patrols and hunts, he had given himself very little free time. In fact, he was in the middle of digging a new cache when Fox's howl went up. Elwood paused, his ears swiveling as he listened to her message; her intent wasn't clear, but she requested the presence of the pack at the top of the caldera.

Wondering if it had something to do with the puppies, he quickly made his way up the mountainside. Even though he tried to move swiftly, there were already other wolves gathered around the lake when he arrived. He moved towards Somnia, though he passed by the Alpha pair and touched his nose to each of their shoulders. His friend seemed a bit anxious, and he bumped her amiably as he settled next to her, though he didn't speak; instead, he let his gaze rove over his remaining packmates. He recognized Dove, and though he hadn't met Magpie, he assumed that the black-and-white yearling was Fox's half-sister. A dark male lingered near the edge of the group, presumably Peregrine's newest recruit. Finley was missing, as was Grimm, but he hoped that the former would make an appearance soon.