Why Is Everything So GROSS?

Birna kept to herself as the world turned itself inside out. The sun gave off an eerie light, tremors shook the earth here and then and strange spires had appeared on the horizon. Birna wanted none of it and instead kept to the high north where she thought she'd be safer. Yet, it seemed even here the earth was afflicted as well as the creatures upon it. Prey animals began acting strangely, digging frantically and Birna's keen eyes had spied sores on some. A disease?

This was a serious threat to her lively hood and needed to be investivated. As she slipped over to the west she heard a wolf call together a hunt. Her whiskers twitched. This was a perfect opportunity. Birna followed the call to find a red and black wolf and the lion, Raumr, eyeing a herd of elk. She slunk forward and gave a node of greeting to her fellow feline. "We meet again." She glanced to the young wolf. "I wish to assist in this hunt. I too am concerned for the state of our prey populations."