Alpine Lake gone before it ever melts the ice

The pair of Saints came to the shores of the Alpine Lake as the sun was setting. Sakari and @Arashi had turned over every rock in the Hinterlands searching for @Elias and @Panacea, and they had found nothing. The Atautsikut wolves hadn't seen anything-- or claimed they hadn't seen anything-- whether they could be trusted was anyone's guess. 

It was as if the pups had simply vanished. Sakari was still of the belief that one of their own was responsible: it seemed the only explanation for how such young children could disappear without leaving a trace. 

Tomorrow, they would exit the Hinterlands to continue their search of the other Teekon regions. 

"We'll probably need to separate to cover more ground," Sakari murmured, notes of regret laced into her purr. She was still wary of Arashi because of the threat he had made to her upon their first meeting, and traveling at his side had her on edge. Solitary travel would provide the added convenience of allowing her time away from him, to relax.

"One of us goes up the coast, I think, and covers the western Sunspire Mountains and Taiga. The other goes across the Wilderness, covering the Flatlands and eastern Sunspires. Then we can meet back up in the eastern Valley." That is, they would meet back up there assuming that one of the didn't find the children first. Sakari looked to Arashi to approve the plan.