Moonspear Longstoryshort.

Of course, Sialuk replied, then remembered the few bits of ptero she had learned when Towhee had been living on the spear. -Yes, come in. Meet children,- she signed, though she was well out of practice since no other wolves without hearing had lived here in quite some time. Sialuk thought she noticed some hint of recognition from Towhee, but she could not quite place it. Besides, they were soon interrupted by the singsong voice of Tiuttuk.

Come down! Sialuk called back in the sunshine language, Killdeer's grandmother is here!

While they waited for Pie to make the (short) journey to greet them, Sialuk broke the news, making sure to face Towhee so she had a good view. Pauk, one of the children, went missing some time ago, she said, the weight of the words heavy in the air. She still did not know how he could have gone missing, having to assume that something—or somebody—had taken him. He would not have gone on his own, she did not think.