Blacktail Deer Plateau bend and break

Her first two words made his entire body tense. As Fox told him what had happened to his niece, he peered down at the top of Osprey's head and imagined how his brother would feel when he inevitably delivered the bad news. He thought of Kraken next and the Alpha male grew even tenser.

"Osprey Jr.," he said in his most authoritative voice, "I want you to stay right here. Don't get any closer to the ledge or move otherwise. Stay in this very spot. Do you understand?" The girl hesitated, then bobbed her head. "If you move, even a little bit, you will be in huge trouble. Is that clear?" Young Osprey shrank down and prostrated herself. "Good girl."

Sweeping away from her, he began to make the trek down to the borders. He looked over his shoulder half a dozen times to keep an eye on Osprey Jr. She watched him but remained motionless. When he eventually reached Fox, he could still see her. He called out to her, "Remember: don't move!"

Turning now, Peregrine faced Fox, speaking sotto voce so the little girl on the ledge wouldn't hear. "Do you think they'll come after Kraken too?" was his first question. "I imagine Bones won't tell them of her brother's whereabouts but if they came for her, they may come for him; is that a reasonable assumption?" He looked at her unsmilingly, waiting for Fox to tell him whatever details she knew about the Tortuga wolves and their motives.