Sea Lion Shores with arms wide open

Although Thistle Cloud had been distant for nearly the entirety of Floki's life, he still looked up to her both as his mother and his leader. Perhaps as he continued to grow, he would shift his sights more towards Charon -- and already, he held his brother in highest regard -- but now it didn't even cross his mind that Thistle would be disapproving of Charon's idea. He nipped at Charon's ear as his brother pressed his nose against his shoulder, then eagerly fell into step alongside him.

"She's been really worried about you," Floki replied, and though he didn't explicitly say it, he implied that he had hardly seen their mother as of late. He didn't hold it against her; it was simply the way that things were, and he was more independent for it. Naturally, he couldn't completely sustain himself -- his hunting skills were still sub-par and needed more work -- but Floki spent a lot of time alone. That would likely be reflected in his personality as he aged.

"Tell me more about mountains," he said after they had walked a short distance in silence.