Blacktail Deer Plateau rebel yell

The boy reaffirmed his desire to stay or, rather, his lack of desire to return. "What's so bad about Flightless Falcons, kiddo?" Peregrine asked with a bit of a humorous twitch to his black lips. "If you think you're going to be happier here, you're in for a reality check. Life back there was Easy Street compared to what you're going to find here," he warned playfully. "And of course you like little kids; you are one," he pointed out with a chuff.

"C'mon then," he said in the next moment, rising and motioning for his nephew to follow him. "I'll show you to your new home. I want you to stay near my family's den. There's another couple of youngsters—Kraken and Amelie—running around here, so you should probably find them. And I'm dead serious, kid: you need to contribute in whatever ways you can. There are no free rides here. Even if all you can do is babysit, just make sure you're keeping busy and doing something, all right?" He paused and gave Grimlock a pointed look.

The Alpha male then began to pad up the slope that led to the plateau proper and, more specifically, to the den site he shared with his bustling family. He would start by introducing the teenager to his mate (even if her approval was no longer formally required) and, of course, the four stooges.