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Through the sheet of rain, Nishati could make out the silhouettes of many helpful pride members as they searched through the storm. Instinct told her to keep away and so she veered in a direction with a lot less traffic; if she were a scared, lost, baby prey animal, she would probably find some tree roots to hide under. Or at the very least, stay away from all the large creatures snuffling around.

Pushing her way forward, blinking away rain and flicking it from her ears, she scoured her surroundings through slitted eyes.

They have to be around here somewhere! Oh Gods, please protect them!

A worried cry cut through the noise of the storm, and Nishati whipped about, fearing the worst. She couldn't stop the thoughts that a baby had been lost for ever from crowding her mind. As she located the source of the sound, she was instantly relieved to see that it was, in fact, a baby being brought home. The distress seemed to be solely due to the fact that a cub was the one doing the bringing.

Sighing, she returned to the hunt, ensuring to stay close enough to hear any further developments while also venturing far enough away that a hiding baby might feel safe.

"HOKULANI?!" Noelani yelled a little louder than she meant to as she caught sight of Ester pulling her little sister close. The genet and her babies were temporarily forgotten with this recent developement.

Her golden eyes went huge, even more so than when she had seen the tree branch fall, and she rushed over, immediately nuzzling the cub and sniffing her, a bit panicked.

Was she okay? Had she been injured? How long had she been out in the storm? Oh goodness, this little girl...

Once she was sure her sister was in one piece, she took a step back and looked to Ester, trying to replace her look of panic with a genuine smile.

"Thank you for finding her...I'm sure mother had no idea she was out here in this storm", the last word held a note of agitation that Hokulani should have known well enough by now. It meant Noelani was irritated with her but the expression on her face was one of utter relief at the realization that her sister was safe.

"You can believe I'll talk to my mother about this, let her know that her baby is safe and sound," she stated to Ester in a way that Noe hoped would make a pointed statement to Hoku as well.

The wild dog's head snapped around, his ears perking up alert and straining to pick up that little sound he just heard. He focused on it, blocking out everything else around him, and followed it. He had to keep focus on it, or else he would lose it again. He moved faster than he had since before the dance competition had ended, but this was important, and deserved swift action.

It was strange, he was moving closer to the search parties again, closer to the mother genet even. Then the dog connected the dots. He had started to track one of the little genets that had already been returned to its mother. He stopped abruptly, hearing mud fly everywhere. He would not let this get him down. If he heard that little one so far away, he was bound to hear another little one shortly.

Kifu smelled something... different? The wild dog did not think it was not genet, but he wanted to find out what exactly it was. It could be, he had not made a habit of sniffing genets as a pup or anything insane like that. But it definitely smelled new. Following the scent, the wild dog drew closer to the scorched lands. They were no longer warm, but much less muddy than before. He kept sniffing, tracking, until reached one of the hollowed out logs that had been used for the dance. Upon turning it over, a little mouse scurried away. It was much less exciting than Kifu expect, but it had been stuck, so at least he saved someone.

As Kifu padded off, intent on some scent or another, Nishati turned away to continue on in her original direction. If Kifu did find anything, she was close enough to hear him if he needed help. She didn't feel slighted in any way - they were all determined on finding the babies.

Scanning the area she could see through the downpour, she noticed movement up ahead and crept toward it. If it was a genet baby, she didn't want to scare it off.

As she drew close, she caught the scent of bird, and soon after spotted it. Pretending to lunge, she swiped lazily at the bird to scare it off. She didn't think anyone else would want to mistake it for a lost baby.