At first Margo had left the pack territory to hunt for the day.  Hunting wasn't her favorite, but it was an easy way for her to get away and be alone with her own thoughts for a while so that's what she had set out to do.  Some time had passed, however, and she'd been done hunting hours ago.  It was quite unlike the Valle girl to drift too far from home, but it was like something was making her push forward.  She'd mentioned that she was leaving and didn't necessarily know when she'd be back, so the girl could only hope that nobody was worrying about her back home.  It's not like she was that far from the pack, or at least she didn't think she was, and she'd certainly stop soon to ensure that she didn't end up lost out here, but it was kind of exciting to just keep... going.  "I wonder if any of my siblings have found this place yet.."  Probably.  They were all more adventurous than Margo the homebody.
Just a little further now.    

Marguerite wasn't completely sure where she'd ended up but it definitely differed from home.  The trees were all shorter here and the paths were all large and clear.  If she had to describe the location in one word she'd stick with serene or tranquil.  The clear sky and bright moon above certainly added to the ambiance, making the experience simply delightful to the girl who never left home.  This was a place she'd like to come back to in the future.  She felt completely at ease as she traversed the wide, empty trail before her.

It wouldn't be long before those feelings of ease would slowly begin to melt away and replace themselves with the sensation of something being... terribly off.  Stupidly, Margo decided to shake those feelings away and just keep trekking.  She climbed up a small hill only to be confronted with the exact root of the problem, the thing.. things that were turning this peaceful place into some sort of tiny twilight zone.  Only some odd feet away from the bottom of the tiny hill revealed a perfect circle of deer, and they seemed to be delving into some sort of evil magic by the looks of it.  All of their heads were bowed and none of them were moving.  They hadn't even acknowledged her presence, and there just really was no way that they hadn't heard her coming.  They were deer, they have pretty good hearing and she wasn't really trying to be too quiet.  They were also completely blocking the path ahead, and Margo definitely didn't feel comfortable enough trying to pass them.

Backing up slowly, the Valle girl reversed her way back down the hill toward where she'd originally come from.  "What in the actual..." this was all too uncanny valley and Marguerite wasn't so sure that she was a fan of it.

Marjorie straightened up at the sound of her relative's caring voice. She hadn't realized before, but in all of her anxiousness the young girl's body had crumpled inward into some sort of nervous heap. "O-oh, Sharlee!" The Valle child spoke with a tinge of surprise in her voice. Margo hadn't expected company. She'd hoped that the older wolf hadn't been sent here because others back home had grown worried.

"Just exploring.." Margo thought carefully for a way to best explain what she'd just witnessed happening over on the other side of the hill, but there really didn't seem like there was anything she could say that wouldn't make her sound like maybe she'd ingested one too many fermented berries or something. "I-I'm okay, there's just... There are some... Well... I guess I'm just not sure what's considered normal for deer versus behavior that would be considered out of the ordinary?"

"I hope I didn't surprise you too much"

Sure, the sudden presence of Sharlee certainly did come as a bit of surprise to young Margo, however, the growing child wasn't quite sure if it would have been as surprising to her had she not just witnessed what she'd witnessed. She was relieved that the woman had also just been out exploring though, that meant everything back home must have been alright. With that in mind, it was actually a huge relief having a familiar adult with her out here. Adults knew stuff and how to handle things, Marguerite Valle hadn't really gotten a firm grasp on stuff and things yet.

"Well... So they were all in a circle with their heads down being all creepy, and..." This sounded ridiculous. "Maybe you could just go look? They're right over the hill..." That way they could both sound crazy together when they went back home.

Margo nodded as her family asked if she'd remain put. There wasn't really much desire to see those deer again until she knew for certain that they weren't up to something malevolent. She watched as Sharlee quietly made her way up the hill to observe their behavior and eagerly waited for her return.

The explanation given to the Valle child made a lot more sense than what she'd filled the blanks in with herself. Now Marguerite kind of just felt bad. She thought they were experimenting with the dark arts, maybe summoning the dead. But instead they had perhaps been mourning it. If only the girl had brought flowers. "I... See.. Y-yeah! That makes sense I think... So standing in a circle like that, that's like some sorta' funeral rite maybe?"

"Huh..." was the only thing that Marguerite could offer in return at first.  It was true, the only experience the girl had with deer prior to tonight was when she was eating them or when she was about to be eating them.  Thinking too much about the feelings of other creatures was something that the Valle girl often tried not to do, as it always left her feeling really bad.. like she was some sort of horrible monster because these things had to die so that she and her family could live.  She hoped that these deer weren't grieving because of something someone in their pack did.  They were pretty far from home, right?  Maybe it was another wolf, or another animal, or maybe their friend had died of natural causes.

"Nobody's ever thought to learn more about 'em?"  She asked, though in her mind Sharlee had already basically provided that answer.  Maybe it was too hard because they were always running from wolves, or maybe nobody ever really cared to.  Maybe Margo would be the one to learn more about them.