Blacktail Deer Plateau Sweater weather

Lulz... and I can see Pied coming back to confide in Hawkeye about Kisu. Well, we're just a clusterfuck, aren't we! :D

Pied was about to say, Just spit it out, when Hawkeye did just that. The news of an implied love triangle took her by surprise and she blinked. All at once, she felt sorry for Peregrine and concerned for Hawkeye's happiness too. More than anything, though, she thought of their unborn children.

"Oh, Hawkeye," Pied said, touching her nose to the other woman's neck. After a moment, she added, "If it wasn't for the pups, I'd tell you to come clean and see what happens. But the two of you are about to be parents and these puppies deserve a whole family." She frowned. What if their mate-ship eroded away into something bitter and unhappy? That would be even worse for the kids. "Because of them, you should at least try..."

She paused again. It was clear Pied was sorting her thoughts even as she spoke them. "On the other hand, communication is so important. Maybe you should... talk to Perry about it and try to work through it with him? And do you know how Atticus feels? I mean, what if you broke Perry's heart and hurt your kids in the process... and Atticus falls through too?"

Catching her sister's gaze, Pied said, "I love you, Hawkeye, but that's hard. I'll be here for you no matter what happens but... be careful. Think about the children, first and foremost." With Pied, it was always about the children. Hawkeye's, Peregrine's and Atticus's feelings mattered too but the innocent unborn were most important of all.