Blackfoot Forest 'Cause this time, there's no sound to hide behind

The silence is suffocating. A million questions buzz in his mind; questions about the rest of their family, and where his father has been, how he'd survived, how he'd known to come to the borders of that pack. Yet when he tries to speak, nothing comes — so he lets the silence crush him.
Somehow it's worse when Kavik finally stops and speaks. He swallows hard as he halts, unprepared for the emotion in his father's voice, and his gaze drops to the ground. For several moments, he struggles to make himself speak. Even when he finally finds his voice, he doesn't think it sounds quite like him; it's too small, too fragile and wavering. No. Helios... He swallows again, throat suddenly aching. We ran — and then we were alone and there was a — a fire... The tears start, then, and he hates himself for it, bur he forces himself to continue. I — we have to find him. He's alone now, and maybe hurt.