Jan swung his head to regard the indicated building. Again the door was much too small for them to fit through ... but if that was the only place that held food, then perhaps the humans would have to retrieve it for them if no other option presented itself.
First though, they would see if the ocean was hiding some bounty in its depths that they could eat.
Halcyon didn't miss the emphasis on somewhere else, and she wondered if Jan had picked up on it. Or if it mattered, one way or the other.
When Jan swung his head, she turned and began to walk away. Perhaps the water toward the far end would smell better. If not, they would cross that bridge if they came to it.
"We will be back," Jan said to them, watching the men as his bears passed by them to follow Halcyon. He was half tempted to leave one as a guard, but ... if this truly was an island, they did not have many options as far as places to flee.