Bramblepoint under pregnant skies she comes alive like miss leviathan

Taltos quickly cleared the air, putting to rest Peregrine's concern that his friend intended to leave. He had come to love these monthly meetings of theirs. But he knew that was a selfish line of thought, not to mention a hypocritical one. Wasn't he himself looking into the possibility of relocating? Of leaving the Teekon Wilds behind, probably for good? The mere thought twisted inside him like the blunted edge of a knife.

And, already, Lasher's words planted the seed of an idea in his mind. Peregrine gazed distantly at the mountains, beyond which he had never explored, mostly due to a lack of interest. Perhaps Wildfire had gone there before? Of course, she wasn't around to ask. But thinking of her reminded the Alpha of searching out the caldera some years prior, for the very purpose of bringing these children into the world. If he and Fox needed to do it all over again to ensure their family's safety, they would.

It was good to have a possible direction to look. In fact, Peregrine already began forming a plan in his mind. He would go scouting. He would have preferred Fox come with him but he would ask her to stay behind to look after their children. Once the idea took root, Peregrine already found himself anxious about the upcoming trek. He was no wanderer at heart. But he would do what needed to be done, even if it meant roaming to the corners of the earth to find greener pastures.

The irony was not lost on him, for the last time he had done something like this, Lasher had been involved too. Peregrine stood there, wondering if he should mention the thoughts cascading through his mind like a waterfall, and decided, Why not? They were best friends, after all. "We are thinking of uprooting," Peregrine admitted quietly. "Maybe we'll head in that direction." He paused. "I'll probably scout ahead myself."