June 24, 2016, 11:27 AM
Ah, the favorite standby of the young: Why? Peregrine mused for a moment, wanting to answer the question as aptly as possible. He hadn't been there, of course, but Fox had informed him of the brutal circumstances of their youngest's death. He would spare Gannet the gory details while taking this opportunity to teach the pup about the dangers of the wilderness, namely other wolves.
"The world is a dangerous place, Gannet, and we've all been hungry lately. Hunger sometimes makes wolves do crazy things, like attack each other. A strange wolf attacked, Peter, and hurt him so badly he died." Peregrine choked up at this part, partially because of Peter's suffering but also because he hated to relay this to Gannet, to rob him of his innocence in a way. "But it was over quickly." He didn't know about that but Peregrine said it to reassure both of them. "And he's not hurting anymore. Peter is safe now, sleeping..." And that's where his voice failed him entirely.
"The world is a dangerous place, Gannet, and we've all been hungry lately. Hunger sometimes makes wolves do crazy things, like attack each other. A strange wolf attacked, Peter, and hurt him so badly he died." Peregrine choked up at this part, partially because of Peter's suffering but also because he hated to relay this to Gannet, to rob him of his innocence in a way. "But it was over quickly." He didn't know about that but Peregrine said it to reassure both of them. "And he's not hurting anymore. Peter is safe now, sleeping..." And that's where his voice failed him entirely.
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Always mountains one must scale - by Gannet - June 13, 2016, 09:45 PM
RE: Always mountains one must scale - by Peregrine Redhawk - June 22, 2016, 09:43 AM
RE: Always mountains one must scale - by Gannet - June 24, 2016, 10:31 AM
RE: Always mountains one must scale - by Peregrine Redhawk - June 24, 2016, 10:47 AM
RE: Always mountains one must scale - by Gannet - June 24, 2016, 11:13 AM
RE: Always mountains one must scale - by Peregrine Redhawk - June 24, 2016, 11:27 AM
RE: Always mountains one must scale - by Gannet - June 24, 2016, 02:11 PM
RE: Always mountains one must scale - by Peregrine Redhawk - June 24, 2016, 02:18 PM
RE: Always mountains one must scale - by Gannet - June 24, 2016, 03:25 PM
RE: Always mountains one must scale - by Peregrine Redhawk - June 25, 2016, 07:54 PM