Blacktail Deer Plateau A sailor went to sea, sea, sea

"Yeah, her markings remind me of Pied too," Peregrine replied, "though she gets that color from you." Although the Alpha male couldn't know of the bitter thoughts circling around in Kisu's head like a flock of noisy birds, he intuited something else and added, "We'll make sure they hear all about Pied and how sweet and intelligent, et cetera, she was."

Kisu curled up beside his little girl and Peregrine took that cue and let his chin sink onto his big black forepaws. Although he kept his ears open—he would happily bend an ear, should Kisu still need it—his dusky eyes closed and he fell into a light doze.