Redhawk Caldera The night is still young

he was both surprised and not when peregrine appeared, his handsome features darkened with the evening shadows and some small shade of unreadable emotion. unsure of how to answer, the beta gave a wan smile in response to the panther's inquiry, meeting the jeweled eyes for a long moment, before dropping them in deference to the redhawk wolf's rule here.

"i do not know why i came," lasher answered easily, truthfully, though his words were chosen with the usual care. a flicker of his eyes past peregrine's shoulder beheld the glory of the caldera, which had surpassed the plateau to the former blacktail wolf. returning his attentions to the panther, taltos breathed a gentle sigh. "perhaps i came to see how you are." a slight emphasis on the pronoun bespoke his intentions not to mention fox, or their respective little ones -- this moment belonged to the former lovers, and them alone.