Blacktail Deer Plateau a bruise upon the silent moon

Dante's ears pinned back at the news Lasher delivered, any annoyance he might have felt towards him disappating into the anger that rose once more towards Peregrine. The other alpha had been so angry when Dante requested similar... and just as the order was rescinded, suddenly he was paying them back in kind? Because a random stranger attacked a pup? Did he truly think any of his former family would stoop so low as to harm a child, especially when they had children of their own?

It made no sense. Peregrine's blame of himself was warranted and Dante could understand it. He would feel the same were he in his place, for he had allowed a threat to harm his child through negligence. But to allow Saena to be torn so without a single fucking word of explanation. She was his daughter too, for gods' sake, and it was his own damn fault they had been so estranged. Now it seemed he was done trying.

He hadn't put much credence into Junior and Saena's fear of replacement until now, having passed them off as the insecurities of the young. But this was a far cry from the Peregrine who had looked upon those pups with such doting parentage in the Plateau less than a year ago.

"Then we will heed their wishes." He looked at Lasher, his tone heavy, but wondering if he would recieve argument. "They are not worth it, especially not if they think so little of any who are not their own. Obviously paranoia is now law." The news of Junior was more troubling, for he was now dismissing Redhawk from his thoughts. So long as their savage fear kept clear of the plateau, let them have their isolation.

"I cannot think Junior would have just left, not so soon and not without telling Saena." Even when the rest had thought her gone, Junior had returned to tell her sister of her new pack. There was no way she would bail without reason and explanation. "Something is wrong." He did not necessarily draw a connection between the two issues, but his worry was piqued. Had she stumbled into trouble on one of her frequent wanderings?