Stone Circle the scientist

His frown deepened as she revealed her reason for coming to this side of the Sunspires. They were obviously old enough to get away, but young enough to merit a lot of panic. Almost anything could be dangerous to an inexperienced wolf under their first year, and judging by her disheveled appearance and the apparent fact she hadn't slept in quite some time, the accused missing were most certainly under that age. He hadn't seen any pups, recently, but he was loathe to admit such a disheartening thing out loud. As much as he wanted to say "hey, we found some lost pups just this morning!" he knew it just wasn't true.

Rickon gave October's cheek a reassuring lick. "What do they look like?" he asked, instead of asking something like how long they had been gone, as that might remind her if too much time had passed to still be that hopeful. "You know I'll help you, October. You don't have to be by yourself, out there searchin'."