we didn't start the [FIRE IN ABAVEN]

It didn't feel right snatching a morsel from the kill pile for just a late night snack, not when Brandr had been working to build up the packs stores. It seemed they grew quickly or perhaps it was just the growing mouths to feed. He meant to speak with Allegro some time to arrange a pack hunt for larger prey like Bison but it just hadn't worked out so far. He was well on his way to hunting a rabbit when a flash on the horizon illuminated a wall of dark clouds. His ears went back as the wind shifted, picking up speed suddenly and blew cold. That was not a good sign. The sudden drop in temperature and the frequent cloud to ground lightning was bad enough, he just prayed they'd be spared hail or worse, a tornado.

A sudden bold struck the ground, and a moment later the place where it struck birthed an eerie orange glow. Oh gods, the thicket! Brandr's heart raced as the glow suddenly became flames. He heard Shaye's call as he barreled back toward the thicket. While he trusted Corentine and Lucine to hear the alpha's call he wasn't completely sure. He had to make sure. He had to make sure they were alright. A booming roll of thunder echoed over head as he burst into the thicket. Smaller animals were sent scattering but he had no time to pay attention to them. Brandr could focus on nothing but finding his wife and daughter.

Sliding to a stop at the entrance of the den as the smoke thickened and the wind swirled he called down. "Corentine! Lucine!"