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He merely nodded when Fox said Finley's name. While she stepped just outside to summon the Beta female, Peregrine gently plucked their dead boy off the floor. He held him firmly but gently, trying to ignore the fact that "Derp" felt exactly like a dead rabbit. Peregrine had to pause and take a deep breath to keep the bile from climbing into his throat. Feeling as steady as he could under the circumstances, he slowly stepped from the den.

Finley must have been nearby, as she was already there. The sight of Peregrine holding the pup's body would explain everything, of course. Peregrine looked at her, then dropped his eyes. He still held "Derp" in his mouth like the world's most precious and sacred cargo. He wouldn't let him go until it was time to put him in the ground. He waited, letting Fox ask Finley to look after Nightjar, Raven and "Derpina" while they attended to their son's body.

When that was done, his jade eyes sought Fox's. Where? they asked. Where would they lay little "Derp" to rest? It was up to her. He waited patiently for her to lead the way. While this was certainly not on the top of the list when it came to fun things to do and being away from their other children was hard on top of that, this was not something Peregrine wanted to rush.