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((I kind of want to start looking at how spectacularly Stats is failing me...))

Kifu resorted back to his ears. The wind was not helping, but maybe it would carry something with it, a scent or sound. It did not; the dog was almost to the point where he just wanted to nap. There had not been much time since the dance ended and now. But Nisha was going to keep looking until all the babies were found, and she was too nice to leave lonely.

A branch snapped, not too far off. The rain had soaked everything thoroughly, so even old wood should not snap too easily. “Did you hear that?” He flicked his nose in the direction it had come from.

Kifu could be stealthy, sometimes. Specifically when he knew the terrain he was on and the weather conditions were perfect. This was not one of those situations, but he would at least try. He crouched down, hoping his ducked head would not hit any branches along the way.

It failed, but not as bad as it could of. His paws still tracked in the mud, dragging along a small branch that rattled. It was better than if he had just stepped on it and snapped it himself, but it still rustled leaves while he went. Perhaps if the genet was hiding in the brush the baby would pop out?

Kifu nodded, the offending object was no longer scratching at his already tender paws. The dog really should not of taken on such a task after the dance; he need time to recover. It was too late for that now, though. He was far too determine at this point.
He swiftly took to the branch with his nose. Sniffing up one length of it, it was a lot larger than he had thought. It was more like an entire tree limb. Obviously, a little baby genet could be hiding anywhere under it. Kifu wasn't getting a strong scent off of anything inparticular. He straightened out again, "Got anything?"

((You're taking pity on us, aren't you?))

Kifu heard a little cry on the wind, a little voice calling for its mother. He didn't bother to ask his new friend if she heard, he just leaped over the branch and bolted for it. He sniffed the air, but the rain was confusing all his senses. He hated this weather, it was only making things worse for the little babies. There was a... something in the air, ozone perhaps, along with a loud clap of thunder that completely killed his ears. He had no clue which direction the cries were coming from, so he just went right, apparently to a bush? He stuck his nose right in it, seeing if there were any scents to help him identify if this was the right spot or not.

Kifu took a deep whiff of the bush and got nothing of use. He pulled his now dripping head out the bush. The rain must of collected on the leaves, and it had all come crashing down on him. Whatever could of been there was either gone, and the trail masked.

He held his sigh of defeat in before finding his way back to Nishata. "You heard it too then," it was more of a statement than a question. "Did you see anything?"

((I feel like my replies are getting shorter and shorter...))

Kifu shook his head, but tried to keep a smile on his face. Still, his tail sank; he was exhausted, but not ready to give up. "I really don't know." He did not want to dishearten his companion though. His tail perked up again, curled around, he may of even forced it to wag a little bit, "We can continue till we find them, right?"

There was definitely more tail wagging, "Yes, that, exactly. Exhaustion is for the weak or some silly saying like that."

Kifu hopped back over the log, finally, for the first time since the dance, landing gracefully. "I'm going to check back around this thing. We heard something, even if its gone, maybe it left a trace..."