Redsand Canyon you were baptized in ice [m]

She didn't answer him; she opened her mouth like she wanted to, but then she said nothing. This was paired with the shaking of her head. An intense worry filled him. He suddenly felt on edge, like there was something he needed to protect her from. But what? A quick evaluation of the sounds outside told him there was nothing out of the ordinary. 

The sound of Aquene's whine filled the den and pulled the auxillary to her. He curled around her and then tensed; the smell of blood and Glaukos tainted her own earthy scent. Why was that? And now she was all but cowering in his den, too upset to even tell him what was going on. 

Afraid that the tension in his own muscles would only feed into her own distress, Kallik softened against her. Aquene, he said gently. What happened to you. His stomach was in knots while he waited for her answer.