ban the watchers in that hour

Summer didn't flinch as Amekaze strode along to his side, however he did relax slightly in her presence. He lowered his posture in deference to her, but not as far as he would usually considering they were in the presence of a wolf from an opposing pack. The man's frustration made him nervous as he wondered if this was the sort of wolf who took his emotions out on others. He remained calm, though, as he continued his tale and caused a shard of ice to stab through Summer's gut.

Ty was missing. Summer's eyes widened before he could compose his himself--a tiny give away, but one not likely to go unnoticed by the stranger even as he forced himself to not react any further. He would not show weakness in front of a complete stranger, particularly not one who--as far as Summer knew--bowed their heads to the fire-pelted fool from the Creek.

"She was here," Summer responded slowly, not taking his eyes from the stranger even though he knew Ame's eyes likely were shifting to him as he'd never told her about this before, "She was upset about her family. I tried to comfort her, but she fled." He held his tongue then, not wanting to say more. Especially not about her prior visit where he'd taken her within their pack boundaries to search for Hawkeye, nor about the wolf from the Creek who he had driven off just before speaking to Ty on that day she'd ran from him.