Blacktail Deer Plateau The end of the end of the end.

He'd been napping under a familiar bush when a howl pierced his unconscious mind. Corvus jolted awake, and it took him a moment to register that the howl had come from Minori. It summoned everyone. Curious as always and with concern pricking at him, he pulled himself out from under the bush and loped in the call's direction. Once close enough to pick out several figures, he slowed to a trot, and then a walk. Minori, Grezig, and Kavik were at the scene, and following their gazes revealed what the disturbance was: Caribou. Such northern beasts were a rare sight for him. Why was it alone here so close to them? Did it have a death wish?

He stopped a foot behind Kavik just as the alpha said, "We'll need most of the pack to take it down." Corvus glanced over at Minori for a moment with an unreadable expression but quickly returned his gaze to the irritable caribou. He'd remain silent unless words were necessary, waiting for others to arrive.