Owlbear Cub Missing

[Paladin]

As the title suggests, the owlbear cub has refused to return to camp, and I'm heartbroken.

I freed them from the goblin camp, met with them at my camp and fed them, and they ran off, and never returned. Now, I'm in act 3, and I'm wondering if they're gone forever.

I've rested multiple times in a row, no new events occur at night, so it's not waiting in any sort of a queue.

I'm at a loss, and a crossroads, because I don't want to lose the owlbear, but I also don't want to lose hours of content.

Any help is greatly appreciated.