Redhawk Caldera One life with each other

If he had been prepared to argue with her, Osprey's reasoning would have effectively silenced him. When she mentioned her failing health, he drew in a breath. They were both aging. That the famine and childbirth had done a number on her was not surprising. If she needed to seek greener pastures for her health and that of her family, Peregrine could hardly begrudge her that, even if he knew she would have to go very far away—completely out of his reach—to find them.

"Oh, Oss," he breathed, moving closer to her, putting his muzzle against her cheek. "It sure is," he said, getting a little choked up as the knowledge that he might never see her again after today washed over him again and again. "But Dante and the kids are going with you? You'll all still be together?" he clarified, drawing back to gaze into her eyes.