Swiftcurrent Creek nothing is as it has been

For @Kavik

Rue and Kavik hadn't spoken much since joining with Swiftcurrent Creek. The former beta had been busy with frequent trips back to the Plateau to search for Liri, and Kavik had been busy with..... impregnating Myrren.

Rue winced at the horrible mordacity of her own thoughts and judgements. Try as she might to force her mind away from that dark place, bitterness continued to surface in the ugliest of ways. It was yet another reminder of the toxicity of this place-- a reminder that Rue was making the best decision available for herself and her future.  

Rue did not know Kavik's patrol routes here as she had known them on the plateau, but his tracks in the snow were easy enough to trace. As his scent grew heavier around the trail, Rue barked, hoping the leader might backtrack a small ways to come speak with her.