Whitefish River live fast, die young

She didn't often patrol the borders, nor had that been her reason for being near them today. The plants had started returning, and she sometimes combed the edges of the territory for any important ones. Her abdomen had a slight, noticeable roundness to it, and she knew soon she wouldn't be able to leave to gather plants since it would be unsafe. She was more cautious than she should be, but she had reason to be. She knew Emrik would go with her, but even that would be too dangerous for her soon. So she tried to find what she could within the safety of Kaistleoki. 

Today had been kind to her. Her nausea wasn't too bad, and she had found something useful to take back to her herb cache. She held the bundle in her jaws and was about to head back, but she heard Hieronymous. She couldn't tell what he was saying, but he sounded upset, so she quickly made her way to him

She realized too late that her decision had been a mistake. She never made it a habit to greet strangers at the border. She had no fighting experience and she wasn't really built for it. Especially now, though, she wouldn't have entered this situation had she known her packmate was confronting a trespasser. 

She paused behind Hieronymous, placing her plants on the ground at her feet and then tilted her head to call for @Evergreen. Normally she would call for Ira too, but she was too close to having her pups to be here in the healer's opinion.