we won't go to war

Pantaleimon had been so nervous about telling Reek about her being a girl that she had forgotten all about the fact that he might be upset to find out it was Peregrine that she loved. Pan hadn't really intended to tell him, but it had just slipped out, and at least it was out in the open now. Pan actually felt better having told Reek that it was Perry, because regardless of whether things'd go her way or not, at least he now knew.

When Reek said that he wouldn't stop Pan from being happy and tried to hash out whether Pan was his brother or sister before enveloping her into a hug, Pan smiled softly. She leaned her head against Reek's neck and murmured, "Thanks." Pan decided not to even try to put into words how much it meant to her that Reek accepted her as she was. It was a strange sensation, as were all of these things that were going on in her life: Pan had never had so many wolves that seemed so accepting around her. She just wished that Redtail Rise and Redhawk Caldera weren't at odds.

After returning Reek's tight embrace, Pantaleimon withdrew and she hesitantly asked her friend, "D-do you think I should uhm... tell him? About my... how I'm a -- how I feel about myself?" Reek was the only wolf she had ever told so far, and while his positive response gave her hope, Pan wasn't so sure if she should tell Perry, too.