Redhawk Caldera Changing Paths

Truthfully, he didn't hear much of what Sebastian said next. He was too busy trying not to yell or cry or otherwise lash out at him. He only focused again when Sebastian mentioned returning. His eyes narrowed. Something about this scenario called to mind the day when Junior had come to him to tell him she was leaving with a bunch of strange women. He felt bile rising in his throat.

"No, Sebastian, I can't make any promises about that," Peregrine said softly but firmly. It was the same thing he would tell anyone choosing to leave the caldera, even his own children. "And I don't know where she is right now. But if you want to say goodbye, you're going to have to do so from neutral grounds. If you're leaving, you're no longer part of this pack and you can't be here."

Sure, he felt like a little bit of a dick saying it, yet at least he hadn't stripped Sebastian of the Redhawk name or savagely chased him away. He motioned for him to begin walking toward the territory's outskirts. Peregrine would escort him there. He was glad Sebastian had come to tell him first but it didn't change the fact that the moment he'd announced his intentions, he had ceased to be welcome here.