Broken Boulder so it seems i'm someone i've never met

backdated to 4/26 @Lanawyn

Though the earlier pack hunt had been a success, Alarian found himself more agitated than before. He needed to get away from here— if not for himself, then for those he cared about. Something was not right with the boy lately; he might have fixed it if he knew how, or what it was, or— or if he knew anything at all about himself anymore.
He rose abruptly from where he had been curled in his den, releasing an exaggerated sigh with the motion. In the next instant he was on his paws, pacing the small space aggressively. The Governor's tail lashed, his posture tense for no reason he could identify. He needed out.
Ali paused a beat in his pacing to look around, then swept from his den as if it were on fire. He took up his pacing again outside. If nothing else, it gave him more room and a nice breeze. Every little bit counted right now— anything to keep the restless irritation from bubbling over into blind rage, with no identifiable trigger. It reminded him far too much of his father— and he suddenly realized he had never had a more terrifying thought.