Kai nearly beamed. He had gone, in the expanse of a short conversation -- although, now that he saw how high the moon was now, it wasn't so short at all -- from a hapless wanderer to a wolf with a mission. This was why he had left Kapu'Moana! This is why he had struck out on his own!

Because he had a calling. Something that needed to be done.

Grinning, his tail thumped at Verdauga's farewell, and he turned to head back up the river. He'd tie up a few loose ends and then, wel...then he'd be on the road again.