break me down

It had taken some time, the landscape was so different from what she was used to, but the volcano was finally starting to feel like a home. Today she was joined by Elliot, his form snuggled between her shoulder blades, the new den was too far from the closest trees for him to be with her every day as he used to be, but on particularly warm days he would make the ascension up the mountain and would accompany her. The flying fox shifted in her fur and she smiled. Rune had been left to watch the kids, while she went out to hunt. She had missed it a bit, the freedom that came with not being surrounded by pups all the time.

A strange scent reached her and she stopped, uncertain. This was no pack's territory and she knew others could come and go as they wished but it did little to put her at ease knowing how easy it would be for a stranger to find the den, and her pups. She stopped her tracking and began to head off in the direction of the scent, she would need to asses if this stranger was a threat to her family.

The small girl saw him rising up above her as she continued her ascent. There was a vague familiarity about him, though she was certain she did not know the male before her. "May I help you?" She asked, feeling Elliot take to the air. The bat no doubt wanted to keep an eye on her but could also serve as a messenger if anything went south.