Redhawk Caldera Have you come here for forgiveness

He and Fox really had cornered the market on bird names, hadn't they? Maybe even animal names in general. It was sort of their thing, not that Peregrine would have minded sharing and extending the tradition to his sister's family. But he liked the sound of giving them Roman names, honoring their father's legacy where Peregrine had favored their mother's.

Of course, he wasn't serious about Osprey naming one of her children after him, so neither was his next response: "I'll allow it." He snickered. "I have no plans to name one after myself. Feels way too damn narcissistic, even for me," Peregrine added with a snort.

"Hey," he said in the next moment, gently switching gears, "Lasher and I have a sort of standing date. I know that if all goes according to plan, you'll be housebound for a little while. But when you're mobile again, maybe we could plan to meet up every so often too? Even if it's just once or twice a year, it'll give me something to look forward to. I want to stay in touch better."