Redhawk Caldera [joining] smoke and mirrors

It did not take long for a dark figure to approach Pantaleimon, and her heart skipped a beat as she focussed her cold metallic eyes on the ground and waited patiently for the wolf to approach. Pantaleimon was glad when a quick upward glance confirmed that it was Peregrine that approached her. Thoughts raced through Pan's mind -- what if she had misinterpreted what Peregrine had said, had mistaken an offer to stay a day or two for something more permanent? Well, it was too late for second guessing herself, now.

Peregrine asked if Pantaleimon had left them -- assumed so, even -- and it was a little painful that the answer was negative. Not exactly... "Th-they left me," Pantaleimon murmured meekly, trying to hide the pain in her voice but failing miserably. Even though Reek seemed to think that this was the doorway to a better life, leaving behind Mother Sea and Mother Moon, in a way, was still painful for Pantaleimon, who had been a Consort all her life and knew no other way to live. Perhaps it was also partially the disappointment, the realisation, that Pantaleimon would really, truthfully, never be a Siren.