It was risky being out away from the scowle with the obvious signs of the coyotes. Not to mention they seemed to be ready to take a wolf on if there were more than two of them. The pack needed to eat though and more pretty could be found outside the territory than in. So he'd left early in the morning not sure how long he'd be gone but hoping he'd bring something back. The pups would be there soon and they would need nourishment.
He traveled further from the scowle than he had in previous excursions. He wouldn't be able to bring anything big down by himself but he would find something. As he came to the meadow Tikhon hoped that there might be some rabbits nibbling about.
The dark Agouti started his hunt there. With his nose to the ground he started searching for a trail or a sign that there had been some pretty in the area recently. As he searched he came to a large tree with with an opening in it's trunk that was rather large, the largest he'd seen. Thinking it might he a good place to investigate he started sniffing around it's base.