River's POV:
Lucas led me to the edge of our territory and I growled deeply. Humans had set up construction tools and a machine to cut down trees. Great. A nuisance on top of everything else I had to deal with. I checked to make sure it was clear before stepping out and shifting the ground around the equipment. The scent was at least a day old. I looked at Lucas as he hung back behind the tree line. His eyes scanned to keep an eye out for humans. I barked softly at him, and he looked down at me.
"When did you notice this?"
"On my patrol." I huffed softly. This was my own fault. I had shifted the patrols to mainly being on the other border because of the new pack moving in. I had been so worried about Noctis that I had neglected the land that the humans had been eyeing. No more though. I
