Thace pauses, head tilted, and then nods. "There is a large area to be covered, and he's wandered far in the past."

But always come back, even if Thace was starting to think he'd returned to the wild for good.

"If you would be willing to search in that direction--"

A Growlithe's bark cuts him off, and one sits down right in front of Thace, tail wagging and looking frequently back towards... airport security. Oops.

Well, there's a Diggersby clutching a potion bottle walking alongside. Thace gives Shinobu a grim smile. "I appreciate the willingness to help, but it looks like he might have found trouble and led it back."