Grouse Thicket I’m a chimpanzee

He hadn't been this far from the territory he was born ever. Never this far west. The forest he walked through felt sort of familiar -- mostly in that it was a forest and thus was sheltered from the elements -- but the trees were mostly alien to him. And weird birds too, judging by the tracks and feathers he'd found as he wandered. It did seem to be pretty abandoned though.

He didn't know how much farther he'd go. He wanted to save Simmik, but knew he on his own would be unable. He would have loved to kill Donovan, but that was a fight that would likely go the other way. At least by taking such a long trip his pack scent had probably faded enough to not be a sore thumb. Sure, there was also the issue that he was the alpha so it wasn't like he was totally incognito or anything, but if anything bad happened, he hoped it would be enough to give him enough wiggle room to get out uninjured. It wasn't like he trusted anyone here.

An hour ago he'd howled for Asmoses, just in case. Besides, if Simmik heard him, she'd know that he was near. No answer. By now, searching for the boy seemed futile, but he would always ask and always try to find him if he could. He just wanted his family back. All of them.