The cold winter in Roc Forest passed uneventfully after Marik indirectly declared himself Jojo's godfather, teaching him life skills and protecting both him and Sisi from harm, as some predators were more active during winter.
The unusual relationship between the tiger godfather and his wolf godson improved greatly after they began going on daily hunts together. Still, Jojo continued to address him as "Uncle Marik" rather than "father," because Marik never demanded more than that, and Jojo never took the initiative.
On top of that, Marik felt that letting Jojo call him "father" was simply ridiculous. As a tiger beastman, he didn't even know who his own father was.
His late mother had once told him that tiger beastmen became very romantic when entering courtship, but once the female became pregnant, the male would leave and mate with another female.
