Duskfire Glacier when the summer dies

Thankfully for Sikuliak, he had no idea what was taking place. 

Sure, Wayfarer was sniffing him a little more aggressively than he was used to but he was accustomed to people poking or smelling him every now and again. Without any siblings to have played with in such a manner, most of the older pup's dominant display went right over his young head. Liak simply returned the favor, sniffing the ruddy girl with excited vigor as he attempted to gnaw at her in the same manner Veteran had just introduced him to moments prior. Tiny ears twitched in time to his mother's voice but it was not a beckoning sound so he stayed put, following after Veteran and Ensio -- and possibly Wayfarer -- as he went to pester Meerkat some more. 

"Siku! Mee-kah!" he crowed in the beginnings of a reedy howl, not wanting to be discluded even if he didn't understand exactly what Veteran was asking the Counselor to do. (Plus, he might've found a new role model in the older Duskfire pup and might be emulating him just a tad.)

When Imaq gathered him up and moved him to the circle, Sikuliak promptly decided f*** the nine and abandoned his mother's protective side (and her silent rules) to go and sit with the other children wherever they happened to take their places.