Deepwood Weald if we shine

I'll have him show up next post for reals, but I think this makes more sense. >P

He'd found the scent of the younger two children first -- they'd gone across the borders not too long ago, which definitely sent a spike of anxiety through him. Had they snuck off together when Miriam was asleep? Well, Caerus seemed to be pretty good at it when he was younger, so probably.

He was getting closer, but honestly, he didn't know how often they had zigged and zagged. For all he knew they were just on the other side of the trees after looping back. At some point Caerus had joined the track as well, but he'd found it before Mal had. He'd gone to find them too then?! It was all he could think of. Mal had been calling out as he went along, but it was only now that he probably got within hearing range. He went through the three names in rotation, Caerus! Asmoses! Liliana! with a bit of a pause in between each to listen to see if one came running back -- okay, less of a pause between Asmoses and Liliana, they were probably together, right? He still followed the trail but right now he didn't know they were just up ahead, but he hadn't heard them yet.