Hector-wolf isn't the picture what an Alpha wolf should be, tawny, mottled, fur a splay of coloured patches, reds and blacks. A tad scruffy, and a little too lean, but he is their Alpha and none here dispute it.
They know, they can see. His eyes might be wild, but they are keen. An intelligence and a Cunning that matches his Brand can be seen within those orbs.
Hector-wolf huffs and scents the Locus.
The rain might explain much, but it couldn't explain why, when he, Viola and Tristan couldn't find trace of that acrid scent that teased and snarled into his and Viola's nostrils when they, Kid and Iseult with them, first discovered this Locus, and dealt with the horror on the other side.
A scent like that lingered, not only within their noses or upon their bodies, but in the world. Of flesh and spirit both...
...so what happened to that acrid stink of cloying rot, and would the answer interfere with their quest?
Yes Yumyumcrow is correct, sadly we're in a dense urban area and so there's a -3 to step sideways folks.
Roll Intelligence + Presence + PU -3(Gauntlet Strength), or spend an Essence to step sideways.