After having left the Caverns, she decided to move onto the next thing on her list: finding@Rook . She hadn’t scented him in the border at Whisper Caverns, in fact she hadn’t really scented anyone in the borders there which startled the pale queen. She was worried that the Caverns were running low, and it would be a shame if they were forced to disband despite the situation. However, she needed to keep her attention on the task at hand. There was only one other place that she could think of that the like-eye’d boy could be and that was the very place she had sentenced him away from. She had considered it a stupid idea to venture there, remembering the large pack that had resided there, but upon entering the forest she noticed the stunning lack of fresh markers. In fact, the markers were so stale she knew immediately that Cut Rock River had left. Whether they had left as a whole or in pieces she didn’t know, but at that moment her suspicions grew. This place had been so important to him, and which the thread gone she knew enough about him to decide that there was no way he had been able to let it simply go when it was up for grabs. They had bedded for the night in a tree hollow, and in the morning Namid had instructed her subordinate to stay and hunt for them. Something within her told her that today was an important day, and she wanted to be alone for it.
She ventured further into the forest, traveling northward. It was perhaps a few hours journey, but after passing through a small clearing she was stunned into a stumbling stop. Not long away came the scent of strong borders, a clearly established pack in the area she knew to be Rook’s father’s domain. She stood stock still for a moment, scarcely breathing as something akin to excitement and nervousness bubbled within her chest. The queen took a few moments to steady herself before continuing forward, closing in on the borders. Once she was closer she stopped, rooting herself where she stood and inhaling deeply. Her heart thundered in her chest as she caught the different but still unmistakable scent of the boy she’d spent so long with. Her auds pitched forward and it took everything she had in her to keep from running forward to get him. Instead, she lifted her head and called for him with strong vocals.