Nimbus Summit but my anxious heart

While striding along the base of Nimbus Summit, Caracal paused to consult his mental checklist:

• Map the area.
  
• Check out the arla-thing.
  
• Catalog the plants.
  
• Meet Issorartuyok.

He stared down at his toes as he pondered his progress and deliberated what to focus on today. Well, he supposed the choice was easy: he should do the one thing he hadn't started yet and check out the arlathan. Decision made, he raised his head just in time to spot two wolves in the middle distance.

Bustling toward them, Caracal assumed they must be pack mates. Judging by the resemblance, perhaps they were even related to one another? But when he came closer and saw the smaller wolf’s wounds, every other thought flew from the yearling’s mind.

Hey! Do you need help? A medic? he asked, oblivious to his redundancy.