Redhawk Caldera you turn me crazy

Pan immediately went into sympathy mode. Peregrine flashed him a quick smile to reassure him. "It's all right. We'll try again as soon as we can... which will hopefully be closer to spring." In hindsight, trying to bear a litter in the dead of winter hadn't been the best plan. But neither he nor Fox had given it much thought; they had simply acted on instinct. Probably everything had turned out for the best, though it was still sad and disappointing.

"Why were you looking for me? Just 'cause?" he asked in the next breath, licking his lips and dropping to his haunches so that the bone lay between his paws.