Blacktail Deer Plateau This life is more than just a read through.

Set before the bear attack.

He would join Liri in their den soon to try and get some sleep, but first he needed to do his nightly patrol. He had been sleeping a little better since settling at the plateau, but he still had some nights where sleep evaded him no matter what tools he implemented to decrease his stress.

He walked along the border and stopped to lift his leg on a rock, a clear scent marker that claimed this territory as theirs. Once satisfied with his marking, he moved on, hugging the inside of the borders. As he walked, he occasionally scanned his surroundings, looking for danger or anything out of place. It was habit he always had, but he had become hyper-vigilant about it while they were traveling without a permanent home. Continuing his periodic watchful scans, The alpha maintained his slow march along the borders, glad for the cool night air that promised winter was approaching.