Sensing Whisker's bond come active again, it freed a knot in Alex's heart that had been there since his arrival within the realm. Whisker was alive and well from what he could sense, and close by too.
He had to be within this island even.
"I'm so happy you're here, Whisker," he said through his bond. "Where are you? I'll come find you."
He waited for an answer, but it didn't come.
"Whisker?" he called out again, but there was still no answer.
Alex frowned. He couldn't help but worry about why Whisker wasn't answering. He worried that Whisker was unconscious, which was why he wasn't responding. But Alex couldn't sense any distress either.
He tried to tap into Whisker's senses to see where he was through his own eyes. If he was within this island, as his bond suggested, then he should be able to sense him.
But he failed.
He could not see the status of his Seeking Mouse. 'Is this the doing of the island?' he thought.
