strange places

LOL, that was a great post! I can totally tell she's Finley's sister, haha!

It wasn't often that Elwood ventured away from Redhawk Caldera these days, but with Peregrine's paw healed, the firebirds continuing to grow and flourish, and Somnia missing, he had a good excuse to step over the border. His primary goal was to try and track down his missing friend; he just couldn't accept that she would have abandoned ship without a word. She was far too loyal for that, and he had seen the way she had been hurt when Ashton had done that very thing. There was no way that Somnia would just...disappear.

But disappear she had, and it troubled Elwood deeply. Her scent was stale and there were no signs of a scuffle that he could find, so he felt like he was going on a wild goose chase. It was reminiscent of his searching for Avery -- it had been fruitless and without any guidance, and -- of course -- he had turned up empty-handed. There was a persistent niggling in his gut that whispered that he would be unsuccessful on this hunt, too, but that didn't stop him from trying.

Presently, he found himself venturing through what could only be described as a particularly creepy wood. He kept his head and tail low, yellow eyes roving warily around him and taking in the dark, spindly trees. There was nary a sound, which only added to the haunted atmosphere -- until a shout shattered the silence. Elwood froze in his tracks, his hackles standing on end; what sort of banshee was making that sound? Just as quickly as it had started, it stopped -- and then was replaced by laughter. What the hell...?

Elwood turned to retreat, pointing his snout back towards the familiarity of the caldera -- but as luck would have it, he rounded a bend in the path and came upon a white she-wolf sprawled on the ground. She was the source of the giggling, and he looked at her for a long, uncertain moment before asking, "Are...you okay?"