Sawtooth Spire higher ground

The man was quick to display something akin to an apology, ears falling backwards and a whine slipping from his throat. Sitamat tilted his head slightly, still puzzled by the adult's responses. One moment he was scolding him, the next...oh! The boy visibly perked up as the man then heaved and released a fresh pile of partially-digested meat. His tail wiggled happily and he quickly ran forward to claim the meal, eating as fast as he possibly could before his brothers caught onto the fact that there was free food outside.

It was reduced to only a single scrap in mere minutes and, with a satisfied burp, the cub licked his lips and woofed a happy thank you to Tatsuya. The remaining piece was quickly scooped up and the boy then trotted past the kind male, ears alert as he scanned the area. The habit of caching food was already starting to form thanks to Tonravik's teachings — even for prey that had, technically, already been eaten. However, exactly where to cache it, that was still a skill that he was working on.

"Uh...sit..." he mumbled to himself as he wandered slowly, nose to the ground, trying to remember where his mother had led him the first time she showed him the caches.