He barked. "I thought so." Zap patted her leg and the young animal came to her. Without instruction, the bear fell to its side and smooshed the wolf and Zap laughed loudly at the interaction. Pup scraped at the loose dirt and kicked his back legs for a few moments before he was free and scampered clear and snorted his disapproval of the new dynamic.
Nearby, Eva finally took note of the Natives who had returned from 'the other side'. J'moy had both emerged first, and her father was closing in as well. "Goat." Zap said, and it was echoed by Troy, but he had more of a gameshow host vibrato to his announcement, and he was gesturing to the creature with wonder in his eyes. Jimmy seemed less entrenched in wonderment, and Zap's head turned upward and her hand shielded her eyes from the sun as she scanned the sky for the source of the noise she'd heard; a horrific cry from a bird of prey. It caused in her more of an annoyance than dread, however, and she looked to the eldest of the siblings with lips pinched between her teeth to keep from laughing at the revelation.