Gilded Bay all this pain and devastation, how it tortures me inside

She is not impressed with his suggestion and asserts that she intended this, and his expression softens while his smile remains. He knows how strongly pups can believe in things, as that is all he thinks this is: the fantasy of a child, and not her unique upbringing. She refuses to tell him where home his, her eyes — one blue and one green — betray her distrust, for which he does not blame her.

"Don't you want to go home? I know, I know, stranger danger and all that, but you're just a sprout. I can't be leaving you out here on your own. Hang on a sec, let's see if anyone is within earshot." He steps away from her and lifts his muzzle to the sky, howling for anyone nearby who might be inclined to investigate, such as someone searching for a lost pup.