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She repeated each name in her head and badly wished she could meet them. Wildfire knew there was no way she was getting past the borders, though, and she would never ask. She would return when the puppies were old enough to come closer to the borderlands. She would just have to be patient in the meantime.

"Makes me happy to hear that," she said fondly. She stilled a little when Peregrine turned the question back on her, then forced a smile that just barely reached her amber eyes. "It's all right. Did mom tell you I'm a hunter now? And I've really kept the outrider badge polished too," she said, shying away from mentions of her personal life.

"Is Nightjar still here? I know Rave's gone," Wildfire said in the next moment. Every time she came to visit, she half-expected her brother to show up and shove her away. She sort of hated that she hadn't seen him since that day. She missed him. She had forgiven him and one day hoped to reconnect, if he was open to it.