Redhawk Caldera malice through the looking-glass

It's tough avoiding omniscience sometimes, lol. The struggle is real.

Elwood raised a point that reminded Peregrine of his recent discussion with Pan. His wolves weren't batting an eyelash over Junior's identity. To them, she was an intruder, despite the fact that she was Peregrine's daughter and guest. He grimaced slightly. They were giving him too much credit. He had led Junior right into the heart of their pack, literally and figuratively. His judgment had been extremely poor, and that was an understatement.

"I wonder what they would have done in the same situation," he mused quietly. "If Junior had gone after Lasher's and Blue Willow's children, would they have executed her? Or would they have pardoned her? I honestly don't know the answer to that. But I wonder." They would have welcomed her right into the fold without a second thought too.

Little did he know that another of his children (Pura) had been plotting along those very lines. If he found out about that, Peregrine really would have questioned his parenting abilities. Two baby killers in one batch?! Yet he didn't know and likely would never find out about Pura's predilections, including the fact that he was running around the wilderness with Junior's head in tow at this very moment...

He was still musing about what the plateau wolves would have done in this situation when Elwood's voice brought him back to the present. His unwavering support meant a lot to the dethroned Alpha, even though he felt he didn't deserve it. Fox did, though. She had been harsh on him but it had been absolutely merited. She hadn't done anything wrong. It was he who'd fucked up royally.

"Thanks, El. That means a lot," Peregrine answered simply, sounding appreciative but defeated.