Larksong Grotto to conquer, first they must divide

Tavi was a shitty alpha. Really. She knew this painfully well. What kind of person absconds (or rather elopes with the husband of a friend? And better yet, gets pregnant by that same man? Then to run off the way she did, to get hurt, to put herself and the life inside of her in jeopardy... With a heavy breath, the woman shoved those thoughts as far back in to her mind as she could. The cavern was still her home, for now. It was big enough to keep her sheltered for a while, and with Reek bringing her food from time to time, all she had to do now was wait and fatten up.

She may have felt like some kind of brood mare, or whatever the wolf equivalent might be, but it was safe this way. No harm could come to her — although, she did think often of her options. How much worse could things get if she were to suddenly vanish? Arkham was a strong contender in her mind; and Reek was gone now — not permanently, obviously, just out doing his duties since Tavi was ignoring them — so she had hours to waste away.

With a soft sigh, Tavi stowed her feelings and dared to pass out of the cavern mouth. She poked her nose out at first, sniffing at the air, and then once the sunlight touched upon her face she was striding confidently out. The world was very open outside of the cavern and she felt oddly exposed, so the woman kept close to the natural columns of rock and debris, ready to bolt back inside if the need arose.