If it had been up to just Cacao he would have set to tracking the boy the moment he was out of the fight. But there was Lily to think of. She had to be told, and his wounds tended. Almost against his will he had passed out from the blood loss and grief alone, protected from the horrors for a few hours in her arms.

But he doesn't sleep long. The healing water and his Soul Jam have done their job. He is far from his prime, but he is Enough. He takes his sword, and with a soft call sets Oreo to follow him. As soon as they're outside the Twin Dragons manifest, hissing.

"Finally. We were starting to wonder if you didn't care, Master!"

"Silence." He responds with little inflection at all, and that is enough to make the beasts settle for now. They would have their blood either way. He kneels down to his wolf, giving him the sharp command. "Find. Vanilla." Oreo's tail wags- oh! They are going to find Vanilla! He was worried when dad came back alone...

Cacao is glad he doesn't have his bone ring on. He's not sure he could bare the wolf's innocent questions. Regardless he is trained well, and takes off, nose to the snow, with Cacao on his heels. Cookies smell strongly compared to humans, he's found (even if humans smell... quite a bit worse in his opinion) so it doesn't surprise Cacao when Oreo finds hints of strawberry on the air.

The wolf throws back his head in an excited howl, and Cacao hopes his husband's killer can hear it.