Cougar's been scouting ahead, which is normal for him. He's used to being out there alone and feeling like he has the whole of nature to himself. Even here, he's been doing that, making notes about what he sees and finds. Doubling back to follow his tracks back to where Jake is, he's not expecting to find Jake looking much less whole than he last did.

Digging out the small notebook he keeps tucked inside his shirt, he flicks through the pages until he finds his notes about it, and then nods. He'd seen this happen once with an animal, but it never prepared him for this.

"I see you," he promises. "Or you're haunting me." Which he'd be very pissed about, because they only just got to a new, good part of their relationship. Eyeing him warily, he's not sure what the fix is, but he has an idea. "Come," he says, with a gesture of his head.