Totoka River right down the line

Ah, so Rosalyn had lived there by the sound of it. His world continued to shrink, and Kaertok was amused by this. Since they had a connection, he decided he would seek them out and see if Towhee had heard anything of the boy. Perhaps they had not brought him back, but there were all kinds of explanations for that. And, as Rosalyn said, they shouldn't ignore any possibilities.

The next question was a harder one, and yet easy enough to answer. Knowing now that she would not be satisfied with simple answers, he prepared himself for a longer one.

At my age, what do you think? he answered wryly.

They are grown now, on their own.

Even the children Arbiter had birthed would be two seasons old now, plenty able to take care of themselves. His heart ached at the thought of them, but he knew he could not go back... at least not until he had a plan.