Blacktail Deer Plateau You can't take me, I'm free

"Always the gentleman..." Osprey teased Peregrine light-heartedly about his first encounter with Hawkeye and leaned over to nip on his ear. But she understood him perfectly and it was a great thing that the famous "first words" hadn't deterred the alphess from getting to know her brother better. Many wouldn't have been either so tolerant or forgiving. These were good traits.

The simplicity of their story took her aback. Where were the declarations of undying and true love? Where were the feelings so beautifully described in the tales of romance? It seemed to her that both of them had come to a practical agreement, where both sides benefitted and where all things were done for the greater good. Marriage was about being practical and rational, of course, but she couldn't help but feel that all had happened too quickly and deep inside feared that just the same way Hawkeye had declared Perry to be hers, she could - theoretically - sack him too.

But she kept this to herself, since she didn't want to make judgements out of simple speculations. She hadn't spoken with Hawkeye in person, she didn't know her. The only thing here Osprey was concerned about was her brother's heart and that it wouldn't be broken and betrayed again.

However the fact Atticus and Crete's attitude seemed very unjust. Peregrine was not Tyrannus, he would never be. They should have known their brother better and treated him as such. Because after all they had suffered, how could they possibly believe that the one person, who was fiercely loyal to them, could simply turn his back and become the scoundrel their older brother had been. "That is very unfair," she spoke her mind out loud and sounded annoyed. "They had no right to judge you or deny you happiness. You are not him, Perry, and if they have forgotten that then I am very disappointed."

Always and forever - that was their promise. One should never give up on family, no matter what.