After they had been abandoned on the frozen river, he had done everything he could to find his way back, even trying to swim across the river back to his former pack, only stopping after his brothers forced him away from the bank. The river was melting underneath them, the fall sunshine returning. Realizing that this could quick turn deadly, he turned, about to tell his brothers, but before he could, he felt the ice crack underneath them. As his brother,
Iolar started to whine, the ice cracked fully, and they were plunged into the freezing waters. It was
so cold. He fought best he could, but the raging waters were simply too much for the still young pup. His body almost completely numb, he put forth one last effort, managing to shove Iolar, the youngest brother, into the shallows. He couldn't see Caonach any longer.