Blacktail Deer Plateau venus in fear

he moved to bring her closer, his heart panging at the pain apparent in her voice, her very eyes. "i had wished the same, my willow," he breathed in grim tones, emotion threatening to flood the edges of his vision with bitter salt. for too long he had blamed fox, and while he held her responsible still for peregrine's change, the panther had taken junior's death upon his head, and lasher would never forgive him for such a thing.

"our children will be better reared here, upon the plateau, away from the caldera's influences." at this point, taltos was unsure he even wished finley to visit, much as he cared for the wild blackthorn. the redhawk wolves were united beneath fox and peregrine, and therefore unwelcome in his heart. "i am sorry he has lost himself to you, blue willow. he has done the same for me."