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When the stranger provided his name, Peregrine's eyes widened and his edginess evaporated. "Shrike!" he echoed, as if they were best buddies reunited after too many years apart. "My wife told me about you. Ah, man, I haven't heard anyone mention Redleaf in a while," he mused nostalgically, tail beginning to wave as he took a few steps toward the other wolf. "I am," he added almost as an afterthought as he came to stand perhaps four feet from Shrike.

After staring at him a moment, the Alpha male sat, ignoring his earlier primal urges now that he had an opportunity to chat with his cousin (or whatever he was). "So, who are your parents? Grandparents?" Peregrine pressed curiously, wanting to see exactly how they were related.