Whitebark Stream It's me defending in suspense

He could understand the draw to try out the world on your own, especially to someone young. I left my home for the same reason, Kavik answered. It's brave to leave something familiar and travel to where you know no one, he added with a small lift of his eyebrow. Still, I'm sure you miss her. He knew better than most what it was like to miss family, and he deeply empathized with his young packmate. 

He shook his head at Surya's question. We arrived shortly before our children were born, he said with a lift of his towards the den. So, we've only been here for a couple moons. It had felt longer than that with everything that had happened, but no need to dump his complicated problems on the boy. Plus, he would rather talk about anything else. And what about you? When did you arrive here?