Redhawk Caldera Tremble

Blood trickled from his nose. His useless nose. Was there anything that could have gone wrong with her to change his love for her? Did she love him less? Did he love her more? Was his love unconditional? She had perhaps murdered one of their children in her sleep, and yet he had been unphased by that. Fox had ruined their relationship with Blacktail Deer Plateau, with his closest friends... and Peregrine had scarcely batted an eye, sticking by her side without a second thought.

Fuck.

She felt terrible.

Fox wretched, tossing up whatever small meal she'd had that morning. It tasted awful, but Fox licked her lips anyway. removing the bits of food that had made their way there.

"If you step down, I'm going with you, Peregrine. Elwood and Finley are more than capable of handling things. I always said we'd go together, and even if it's sooner than we thought, I'm not going to let that put a wrench in our plans." Fox paused, gingerly reaching out, but worried that he might pull away. "Unconditionally." That was the answer. The split second of thinking that he might be gone had answered that for her.