Great Bear Wilderness [m] pillow talking

No luck, it seemed. Fox frowned. "He is," she replied. "Although he could have left on his own accord." It was entirely possible Njal felt slighted by their refusal to let him come to the rendezvous site. If that was the case, they had done the right thing. The children didn't need wolves coming in and out of their lives any more than they already had. Fox wanted their lives to be as stable as possible. She stood, lost in her own thoughts for a heartbeat longer before returning her attention to the female.

"You’re a loner," she observed, as if it was some kind of grand news. She was larger than Fox, but not in the same way Peregrine was. In fact, Fox found herself thinking about the conversation she'd had with Peregrine the other day, and an idea struck her. "A cute one, at that." Is this how flirting worked? Fox felt her heartbeat rattle in her chest, actually feeling nervous about giving off this kind of vibe. But what did she have to lose? If the girl was offended, Fox would go on her way and nobody would be the wiser. If not… well, Peregrine had given her permission, hadn't he?