Duck Lake and he hasn't been home in a few days

haunt agrees to his suggestion and the pair divert their course temporarily so their paths cross with the she-wolf. together, to her, they present a united front; piguktuk sliding up to haunt's side as his pale sister draws to a stop, cutting right to the chase.

it was a long shot, piguktuk suspected as such the moment he suggested it to his sister but desperate to find kaertok, he wasn't willing to leave any stone unturned. still; it does little to cushion the blow of the fact that she breaks her silence with i have not.

piguktuk does not let his shoulders droop with disappointment. in his desire to not show his true feelings he scowls instead, effectively communicating his disappointment but in a way that he assumes doesn't make him seem like the child he actually was. the adult's question hangs in the frosted air between the trio and piguktuk cuts a glimpse at haunt before he lifts his muzzle and replies,

his kids. not that piguktuk thinks it'll matter. it is clear to him that he and haunt had to keep heading west.