[/html]And where had his siblings gone? His parents had been somewhat vague about their sudden absences, and it was unlike their family to be separate for so long. Acid had been away more than usual—though his father had become known for his sudden lapses in appearance—but as for his siblings, even Maluki, at just a few months of age, knew something wasn't quite right.
He chose to keep quiet, inevitably, for he found he would not be told more than what was necessary. Surely Acidica had been away with their father, though Maluki found he was not too concerned with his younger sister's whereabouts. Of them all, perhaps he liked her the least. Laruku, Akeni and himself were all that was left; Maluki's ear twitched to attention at the stir of his brother, though Akeni dozed on. Words came from outside the den, it being only then that the remaining Soul boy raised his head and noticed their mother also gone. Suddenly inspired with fleeting energy—much like every other morning, really—Maluki scrambled to his feet and skipped merrily from the innards of the den, a beaming smile stretched across his features as bright as the sun.
"Mama," he grinned, bouncing at her heels. His energy doubled that of his brother, especially for such early hours, and the eldest Soul brother dived next at the carcass in the leaves. He paused only to glance his father's green eyes at his mother once more, mouth stuffed to the brim: "Mummaw, when's Dad cummin' home?"
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