Terrified And Exhausted
When Cliff and Mallory switched positions, they had been out at sea for about half an hour at that point. Cliff was concerned that they wouldn’t make it to land in time, so he made the decision to alter their course in the hope that it would get them there faster.
Unfortunately, he ended up colliding with a wave, and the unexpected movement was enough to rouse the sleeping fox. Mallory devised the ideal strategy for putting the animal to rest, as it appeared both terrified and worn out from its ordeal. She made the executive decision to share some of the food they had on board with the arctic fox.