Blacktail Deer Plateau Your journey has only begun

The Tau politely declined his invitation, yet Peregrine didn't take off just yet. For one thing, she wasn't done talking. For another, he was still worried about her. Perhaps it was silly and patronizing of him but he didn't want to leave her here, alone, near a cliff...

Her soft exclamation earned a hard glance from him. "Jinx?" he repeated. "She once trespassed here. I beat the crap out of her and sent her on her way." He looked smug for a beat, then peered into his niece's dappled face. "How...?" He then shook his head. "If it's true, I'd call that karma," was his only remaining comment.

"If you're sure you're all right..." The Alpha male paused. "I'll pass your regards onto Hawkeye. And needle her for not telling me your secret. Just kidding." Despite his uneasiness with the subject matter, he winked and swished his tail. "Catch you later, Pied. Congratulations on the bumpin' butterflies," he added, glancing at her belly before he turned and padded away, glancing over his shoulder only once before disappearing.