Redhawk Caldera Into valleys, into waters

Oh jeez, Fox hadn't considered the possibility that she would have to explain Whip's actions to his own brother. This wasn't going to be an entirely comfortable conversation, but it wasn't like she could lie about what had happened. For one, Fox was a terrible liar. Also, she didn't think it was quite right to hide the truth from her own children, painful and awkward as it might be. "Well," she began, trying to put the right words together. "You know how you've noticed everybody's been feeling sad? Whip was feeling sad, too. He thought we were ignoring him. So he decided to hurt himself." Fox paused, trying to determine what sort of expression was on Gannet's face.

"That's not the right way to go about getting that attention, though. All you and your brother ever have to do is let us know when something's wrong, okay?" she asked, wanting to make sure that at least one of her kids wasn't completely off his rocker. Then again, her first litter had always seemed relatively stable.