Ouroboros Spine Aliuk-aimagvik

The news Valiant delivered had disturbed him, though he could not quite say why. He'd decided, ultimately (and with much rambling about it to @Simbelmyne) that he was glad to hear that Ariadne was alive and well. But he didn't know what else to think about it.

He had not forgotten about Kigipigak, either — though this was not the name that Dutch had known him under. He'd appreciated the other man's stalwart presence right up until it was gone, leaving him to question where the impression of stalwartness had come from. But, ultimately, he didn't know what had driven the man from the Great Bear Wilderness any more than he knew what had driven Ariadne.

The panther announced himself as he came to the borders, hoping that @Ariadne might here and make herself available to him. He didn't know if he expected apology or explanation, but he found himself wanting to look upon her pretty face.

He sought her out, catching her scent and following it to the thicker scent of a family home. When he was still a ways off, he called out in a low woof, hoping to be met peacefully. He had come to see that Ariadne was not among them after all, but he thought he might rather speak with Kigipigak, anyway.