Juniper frowned. "He's gone missing? While he's sick?" He stood up. "I could help you look." Then he saw the pups, still playing and tumbling around. "Someone should watch them, though..."

"I can watch them," Pandora said. She had a feeling she might regret deciding to be surrounded by energetic, boisterous pups, but Ace's safety was more important. "Or I could help look instead," she offered. Juniper's herbal knowledge could be useful for Ace, but he also seemed to be better with young animals than she was.

"I'll watch the pups. You all should go look." I say, laying down beside Tanger and Osprey. Luna and Hawk come running up to me and start playing with them. Blackcough... Ace... He was going to be okay. He had to be okay. Juniper, Sparrow and Night know a lot about herbs, they'll be able to slow the effects, right? "Meet back at the cave after the sun sets, alright? I don't want you getting lost." I say to them.

"Got it!" He stood up, determined to prove himself useful. He was sure Ace would be okay, but if he was sick, he needed to rest. He looked at Pandora and Nightingale and began to walk out of camp. "Come on!"

Pandora sighed and followed the energetic deer. She was sure Ace would be alright, but she wished he'd stop running off.

Pandora flicked her tongue, trying to pick up Ace's scent, but to no avail. How could it have faded so quickly? Did he mask his scent with something? But why? She wondered if he had some kind of secret to cover up.

"Where do you think he would have gone?" Pandora asked Night. The black wolf knew him better than she did.

I look around picking up a scent but ignoring it. I start bounding around the goldenrod seemed to help a lot I wasn't coughing much anymore and I felt like I could actually move a bit. I found a nearby house and looked through it before it collapsed. I found a little bag and decided to put some Catmint and Goldenrod in it. I smell the scents again and look around. Smells like Night, Pandora, and Juniper. Maybe their around here somewhere. I lay down and rest my legs hurting from all the walking

i look to see them looking for somehing. "What ya lookin' for?" I ask.

Pandora didn't know when Bai got here, but maybe she could help. "Ace is missing, and he's sick," Pandora explained. "Do you want to help us look?"

Sparrowhawk/M/Collie/German Shepherd/M: Night, Ace

He had stayed behind, but only because he knew that Ace would have hidden his scent. Hawk and Luna... yes. They were the key. He padded over to them, wagging his long brushy tail, and yelped, "Hey you two! Do you know where your father went?" The pups turned around from playing, and silently looked towards a corner of camp. "Thank you!" He purred. "I'm gonna miss you two, so... bye! Hopefully see you soon. I promise, loves, that I will find your father and do my very best to save him." He walked over to where the pups had last been, and pawed his face to try to clear out his nose. He knew that it would be hard, but he had to find the scent. He searched for almost 10 minutes, and was losing hope when finally he smelled the slightest trace of Ace and noticed a slight difference in the sand of the trail. Here, here was where Ace had gone.

"Yeah, Alright, i'll look in the woods." I say, snuffling the ground for his weird scent.