Redhawk Caldera damaged

I went ahead and archived our other thread. ^_^

They walked in companionable silence for a stretch, exchanging the occasional glance, smile or even lick. It was Pan who eventually broke it, starting with mentions of Nightjar and Wildfire. Peregrine felt a pinch in his chest when he recollected how he'd felt the moment he'd realized two of his three children were missing. His son had been located relatively quickly but Wildfire hadn't come home for over a day. Much as his feelings about Junior were complicated, those hours had reminded him of the day when he thought he'd lost her to the river. Perhaps losing his children was just nature's way of making him pay penance for his mistakes as a parent.

Pan's question drove that thought from his mind. Even if he wasn't the best father in the world, he did intend to keep trying. Practice made perfect, after all. "We plan to have them every year we're able," he replied, wondering why Pan asked but not wanting to be pushy. He was sure Pan would explain his interest, not that it was unusual, especially given his role in the family. When Peregrine had courted Lasher, he had tried to hook him up with Fox as well, even entertaining fantasies of a blended family. But he would not pursue that with Pan. He no longer wanted to share his wife with another male. A lady, however...

That was a thought for another day. "Firebirds two-point-oh," he mused aloud, casting a sidelong smile at his companion and then lapsing into silence in the hope that Pan would elaborate on his line of questioning.