Redhawk Caldera We don't laugh anymore

The Delta might not have fled outright, though everything about his body language and movements screamed, Leave me alone! Peregrine's heart fell. He took a step back, preparing to leave and maybe try again another time. He really didn't want to do any more damage to his relationship with Eljay or the boys' parents. It discomfited him terribly, being at odds with the wolves he'd known and cared for longer than anyone else in his life (save for Fox), his own blood relations included.

Somehow, though, he found himself calling out to the yearling, "Eljay, I'm sorry!" He could take it or leave it, the Alpha just badly needed to say those words. He still thought he'd done the right thing, even if it had been hard on them both, but none of this felt right. It wasn't often that Peregrine Redhawk told anybody he was sorry, and this was right up there in the top three most sincere, heartfelt apologies of his entire life.