Blacktail Deer Plateau growing like a weed

In the coming weeks, as the four pups each discovered the allure of the outdoors, Peregrine would look back on the days of their squirmy infancy with extreme wistfulness. He would soon be spending his time at home keeping tabs on them and thwarting escapes. There would be little time for anything else; between the four of them, it would become a full-time job. At least there was Hawkeye and Kisu to keep an eye on everyone too.

All three adults were currently in the vicinity, so the Alpha male didn't worry too much when Tytonidae stumbled toward the den's mouth. Instead, he stood and followed her outside. "Don't take advantage of my generosity, dust bunny," he warned her affectionately, taking a seat nearby. He watched her, wondering what his slightly paler daughter would be like when she grew up and trying to guess what trades she might pursue when she came of age. Perhaps her behavior today would give him some clues.