Blacktail Deer Plateau Rain

The way Blue Willow took his humor literally earned a quiet snicker from him. In response to her question, Peregrine said, "No, she hasn't been sick, at least not that I know of. She's been very hungry and very tired. She sleeps a lot, which I think drives her nuts, since she always wants to be up and about." He paused and admitted, "She's moody too but I try to be patient in that regard." While he had a hair-trigger temper at times, he somehow managed to exercise nearly complete control over it when he was near Hawkeye.

"The names we've picked are Tytonidade for the boy and Osprey Jr. for the girl," he told her without qualm, warmth in his voice. "We call him Ty and her O.J. for short. Because, you know, we talk to them already and such." Peregrine laughed, a sound which blended with the rainfall somehow. "I don't know if you've met Osprey—soon to be Osprey Sr.—but she's my sister. We're naming the girl for her because she's my closest confidante aside from Hawkeye. We've been close ever since we were kids, maybe even before then." His lips twitched, especially when he recalled how much Osprey didn't want him naming his daughter after her. Too bad for you, he thought, albeit fondly.