Redhawk Caldera breaking the habit

Peregrine's demeanor seemed to confuse Pan, causing him to stutter even more than usual. The dethroned Alpha kept his eyes downcast as he mulled over what to say. As a member of the pack, Pan deserved to know the whole truth. If Peregrine couldn't trust his own pack mates, then he would be in deep trouble. But telling this terrible tale would be extremely difficult. He wanted to keep it as brief as possible.

"I made the terrible mistake of trusting my eldest daughter, Junior, around the puppies. We were estranged and I just wanted to get back to good terms after failing her," Peregrine began to explain. "But when I brought her to meet them, she attacked Wildfire. She nearly killed her. The pack had no choice but to kill Junior. Fox demoted me for being a complete and total moron."

There it was, short but certainly not sweet. Peregrine sighed inwardly and waited to see what Pan would say. It occurred to him that his subordinate could be so disturbed by the drama that he might leave the pack. He was one of the newer, less invested members, after all. Then he might go telling other wolves what had happened. Hell, he might do that anyway.

"We can't let anyone outside the caldera know what happened, else there might be dire consequences. Fox's orders," he thought to add. "We need to protect our own."