Heart to heart

The sudden appearance of the alphess herself caught Osprey off-guard, therefore she dropped her gift and stumbled several steps backwards, until she fell awkwardly on her haunches and regarded Hawkeye with a curious look. "Well, good and hasty morning to you too!" she greeted and chuckled to herself.

"Perry is not hiding there somewhere?" she asked, craning her neck to see past the black she-wolf in the dark mouth of the den. "Because I want to have you all to myself," she grinned at her brother's mate, "with no one else around." She emphasized the last sentence, just in case she had been mistaken earlier and Peregrine was still here.

"Hawkeye - it is nice to finally meet you in person!" she said and dipped her muzzle politely.