She was so small and flashes of memory of hungry coyotes bearing down in her due to the cold winter. Another image of her with her white coat slowly becoming covered in snow, and no one able to find her until spring's thaw...
His jaws tightened slightly as he shook the image from his head. Vera was smart and could take care of herself. There was no need to worry so much. She would stay in pack borders or he would stay near the pack borders, not venturing far due to the bad weather.
But something had him crawling out of the den to go look for her. He wouldn't find peace, just waiting in their shared den. He had gone there because the winds were picking up to such a degree, Florence no longer felt safe in the open any longer. Yet his long legs were good in the snow, as they allowed him to move easily in the snow as he went to look for Vera. He figured he'd check the borders first.