The deer grazed clustered and in a small area near the woods, the only hope they held was to stay together and flock near the forest in hope their savior would defend them. It was all the hope they had. And that hope stayed strong with their protector a few feet from them, near a small stream. As far as they knew she was the same hoofed animal such as them, she would protect them. Her feet and heathers soaking in the freezing water of the stream, her long neck bent to suck on the water there. She had been standing there for some time, little fish crowded around her feet for protection, nibbling on her hooves in hope for some food. Her large fox ears twisted in a 190degree angle, hoping to catch anything useful. Her stomach growling and her eyes flickering to any deer which moved, shifted to the small fish dancing around her hooves. If they came closer to her mouth, they would be dead. Her tail flapped lazily in a breeze that was not there. It was refreshing to have cold water running down her throat. Her last meal was in the forest, a section where water was hard to come across, she had to resort to drinking the blood of the latest rabbit she had caught.
Her head lifted as her eyes scanned the clearing, she was watching for wolves. Being a monster meant nothing when you believed in protecting nature. She was one of them in some form, she would guard them. Shaking her head and snorting, her form of sneezing caused most deer to lift their heads and eye her from their holes made in the snow. They all were close to Misted Shadows' small territory, Gaia Rae knew from observation that one wolf was injured and the sounds coming from near, there must have been a wolf fight. She was not interested in measly wolf fights. They never harmed the trees or nature. Only the Alpha of Blood Scared found it necessary to throw his enemy into the trees, and Gaia could feel the thumps in her heart of the trees pain. She had made a task to drive the Alpha into insanity. She was planning on making him regret hurting the trees. It just hasn't been on her list of things to do lately. But it was getting there. She only had to wait.
Dakota stopped once he wa close enough to the border. He eyed the trees from a few ways away. He felt as if something was staring into his heart, watching his soul with unbreakable eyes. He took a glance down to Shadow, the pup still in his mouth and dropped him gently "You should be able to make it home now. Run to your den, and tell them that you are safe" He backed up a few steps and watched the pup, he didn't want to show how nervous he was being there, even if he was on the border. "I will wait here until I can't see you anymore then I will leave and deal with my baby sitter." he gave a nod to the pup.