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"Yeah, I think it can use some fine-tuning," he agreed with a laugh, then bent an ear her way when she offered some further constructive criticism. "I'll come up with an alternative ending. What we just did, that was the abridged version." Peregrine chortled. "Thanks, you know I'd love that."

Osprey's words implied that she was probably ready to get going. For the first time in an hour or more, Peregrine became aware of their surroundings. It was very dark; the sun had set a while ago now. The pair of rabbits lay cold and stiff at his feet. Hadn't he caught a rat of some sort? Oh, yeah... that peregrine had stolen it from him.

"I'd better get going. Fox's supper is already pretty late," Peregrine said a bit regretfully as he climbed to his feet. He placed a kiss on his sister's cheek. "Will you come by again, maybe in a month, to see them?" he wanted to know before he'd let her go.