I kept waking up early every day and hunting the bears in the usual manner for the next thirty days. I would also, after a food break, run to the wolves' territory, and help Blue with the boss to get a class point every other day. It was tiring, but I needed this to stop thinking, and also progress as fast as I possibly could.
Ki'rei left me at some point to return after a couple of days. I tried to talk to her about where she went, but she refused, which led me to believe she actually returned to her masters. This idea made me start thinking about finding a way to track her, or even better, spy on her.