Broken Boulder this sadness in our hearts is kinda killing me

backdated to 3/27

He busied himself digging in one of the rare dirt patches among the rocky terrain deep in The Bracken Sanctuary's territory. The young Governor had taken it upon himself lately to do everything twice over-- he marked the borders and filled the caches more frequently than anything else, though, really. It was all he could do to stay occupied and away from others.
Alarian loved his pack; he cared for each of his packmates, and he had grown attached to the territory-- and the forest around it. He could think of nothing he'd rather do than pour his time into it. But, if he was honest with himself... he wasn't happy. The boy didn't want anyone to see that. So he avoided them instead, especially @Korei Julia.