Thag gazed out into this new land with eyes full of wonder. The view helped him put the missing tribe members out of his mind. Part of him wanted to go out and search for the others, but he could not see anywhere they could have survived outside the cave. His eyes gazed upon the flaming mountain and remembered a story Na-Tuk once told. In the story the tribes founder Madu was favoured by the god, Codak and they gifted him with the knowledge of the mammoths. They taught him how to track and hunt the beasts promising they would always provide for the tribe as long as we respected them.
Thag wondered if they had lost respect for the mammoths and they were gone because of it. Was this angry mountain a sign of displeasure from Codak? Thag shuddered with that thought. He would speak to Na-Tuk later about it, he would know what to make of it. For know Thag decided to focus his attention on a more pressing issue. Water. They would soon run out and without it they would all die within a few days.
He scanned the horizon and saw no sign of water. He considered his options before deciding to head towards the highlands in the west they should give him a good view of the landscape and he hoped he would have better luck finding some over there.
He didn't want to go into an unknown area alone however, and so he spoke to other members of the tribe trying to convince them of the importance of his quest.