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She smiled shyly at the praise and congratulations, eyebrows raising in happy wonder at the news of more Blackthorns in the world. "Oh, awesome! I'm so happy for you guys!" she said, peering between Elwood Sr and Elwood Jr. She wished Finley was here too but understood that she must be sitting and nursing the pups. "Tell Aunt Flea I said hello, of course, and kiss the little ones for me. What are their names?" she couldn't help but wonder.

As soon as that was answered, she licked her lips and focused back on her father. "We saw some come and go during the famine, though there weren't any deaths due to it directly, I don't think..." She thought of all the other things that had happened since their last rendezvous—especially the dealings with the maple wood wolves—but decided it wasn't worth mentioning here and now. "One of the Alphas just had babies too. They're sooo cute! Kinda like you guys," she added somewhat teasingly, only for Ferret to stick his tongue out at her and turn to go gnaw on Eljay.

Wildfire laughed, taking no offense, then peered at Peregrine once more. "Any idea if mom will make it? I wanted to tell you guys something. I kinda met someone," she said with a smile that was somehow bashful and cheeky at the same time. She glanced shyly between her loved ones, cheeks warm and aching, her amber gaze dropping. She was pretty sure they'd be surprised about her relationship with another woman, though she couldn't imagine any of them disapproving. All the same, she was suddenly fidgeting.