Nova Peak Long way home

He smiled when she confirmed his guess, then blinked and looked at the skeleton again when Bazi suggested he look for clues. His lips pursed. Slowly and deliberately, Relonikiv lowered his head and sniffed at the bleached remains. He then trailed his nose over the surrounding dirt. Much to his surprise, he quickly struck a scent. He also noticed a pattern in the dust.

Looking up sharply at Bazi, the youth said, "It'th a, uh..." He searched for the word but came up at a loss. "Furry thnake? It look like a wiener." Because by now, Relonikiv was quite familiar with that term (what little boy wasn't?). The assonance triggered his memory and he exclaimed, "A weathel!"