"Parties of two," Jake agrees, his eyes cutting across the room to Cougar out of habit. Cougar's always been at his six, practically his entire career. It's instinct to trust him to be there with him in situations like these, no matter what's going on inside their home.

"It'll make it easier to...bring them back, if we find them," he continues quietly, since that's still something to consider. And, if they're too messed up to bring back to the village for burial here, then having another person along will make it easier to bury them in the forest.

"I'll go North," he offers, turning his attention back to Frank, rubbing Baby's silky ear absently between his fingers.