Blacktail Deer Plateau And What You Lost

Blue Willow made a valid point and Peregrine nodded and said, "She's right, as Willow often is," and favored the Beta female with a small smile. He focused on Ayvo again. "While I'd love for you to become a Gamekeeper—or a Healer, for that matters, especially with young ones running all over the place—you're of course welcome to pursue whatever you like. You'll be most valuable to the pack doing something you like, something you're good at."

And though the two of them insisted he wasn't interrupting, Peregrine wasn't in the right head space for small talk, so he decided he would be on his way after all. "I'll definitely want to catch up with you later, Ayvo, and get to know you a bit better. But I'd better get some stuff done before the weather turns really bad." And he didn't say it but he thought, And you look like you could use a long nap.

"See you both later," Peregrine said, waving his tail at both subordinates before plodding away into the woods.