▁Mike ▁enc oun ters ▁Ty ler , ▁sent ▁by ▁O ote k ▁for ▁companion ship . ▁Mike ▁knows ▁English ▁and ▁In uit , ▁transl ating ▁between ▁O ote k ▁and ▁Ty ler . ▁O ote k , ▁the ▁elder , ▁is ▁content ▁and ▁curious ▁about ▁Ty ler , ▁while ▁the ▁younger ▁Mike ▁seems ▁not ▁only ▁more ▁reserved ▁but ▁unh appy ▁with ▁the ▁In uit ▁way ▁of ▁life , ▁conf ess ing ▁to ▁Ty ler ▁his ▁social ▁app reh ensions , ▁this ▁is ▁mainly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Mike ▁is ▁missing ▁nearly ▁all ▁his ▁teeth ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁telling ▁Ty ler ▁about ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁met ▁a ▁girl ▁and ▁how ▁she ▁was ▁comfortable ▁with ▁him ▁until ▁he ▁smiled . ▁Ty ler ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Mike ▁is ▁a ▁w olf ▁h unter , ▁killing ▁for ▁pel ts ▁to ▁sell ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁living . ▁Ty ler ▁demonstr ates ▁a ▁trick ▁he ▁has ▁learned : ▁by ▁playing ▁certain ▁notes ▁on ▁his ▁bass oon , ▁he ▁can ▁im itate ▁a ▁w olf ▁how l , ▁calling ▁other ▁wol ves ▁in . ▁ ▁Aut umn ▁ne ars , ▁and ▁Ty ler ▁he ars ▁that ▁the ▁car ib ou ▁are ▁migr ating ▁south , ▁which ▁will ▁provide ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁concept ▁his ▁super iors ▁want ▁to ▁confirm . ▁O ote k ▁takes ▁Ty ler ▁on ▁a ▁two - day ▁hi ke ▁to ▁where ▁the ▁car ib ou ▁will ▁be . ▁The ▁car ib ou ▁show ▁up ▁as ▁predicted ▁and ▁Ty ler ▁obser ves ▁the