Ocean's Breath Plateau many waters

It would come back in time, but for the moment, Valiant managed to remember very little of his time away. The initial strike to his head and trip down the river hadn't done too much damage, but it'd kept him near insensate long enough for him to lose the trail. Then it was a badly broken leg that'd kept him from finding a way back up the ravine, and he'd dragged himself up and down river for a very long time, looking for a way back across.

Hunger was the true thief of his memories. Malnutrition plagued him even after a few much-needed meals shared between the three males. Most of it had gone to the boy, who, of the three of them, was best able to keep his meals down.

Valiant was sick with worry for his family. Though he knew they would be taken care of, knew that Vaire had taken good care of their daughters, he knew that anything could happen.

He was sick, too, with the knowledge that he had failed. He had not found @Nutuyikruk. He could only hope — desperately — that the girl had been found and reunited with the family in his absence.