Redhawk Caldera Nimrod

I'm still not 100% sure of Ray's fate yet but I'm gonna pretend he hasn't been seen lately. @Dean

The ranks had thinned somewhat recently, yet Peregrine didn't worry about it. The less mouths to feed through the winter, the better. Besides, they would have four shiny new adults soon, more pups come springtime and there was always the core of loyalists to uphold them. The caldera was in no danger of disbandment or demise. In fact, they were coming up on their first year anniversary, if memory served.

He was pondering all this as he took a drink from the caldera. It was just past dawn and a mist hovered over the territory. Peregrine decided he would go find his brothers once he finished his drink. He still hadn't tracked them down and really spoken to them. He knew Wildfire and Nightjar had run into Dean not too long ago, yet the Alpha hadn't seen or heard from Ray whatsoever since shortly after the two had joined ranks.

He caught Dean's scent easily enough and tracked it to an area perhaps half a mile from the rendezvous site. "Dean?" he called into the chill morning air. "Hey, man, I need to talk to you."