Pax, Journey Home

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death.

Pax finds his daughter caught in the roots of a half-submerged tree. He leaps at her with precision, catches her in his mouth, and carries her safely ashore. As he wraps himself around his kit and licks her to comfort her, he finds himself missing Bristle more than ever. He knows that they won’t be able to continue the journey home until the kit heals, however. For now, his focus must be on finding a safe place for his daughter to recover.

Peter returns to his childhood home. When he goes inside, he has an eerie feeling that this place is the same yet not the same. At every turn, there is another painful memory of all he has lost. The most painful room to visit is his bedroom. Once his sanctuary, it’s now the place where he raised Pax, whom he would ultimately betray and abandon. Peter recalls how after his mother died, his father burned everything that reminded him of her. At the time, Peter didn’t understand what would make his father do that, but now he does.