Redhawk Caldera the body

In an effort to keep things moving along, considering how important this thread is to what happens after... I won't post more than once per 24 hours. :)

It wasn't until he was practically on top of her that Fox noticed Shrike. Him saying her name, his consoling words, were more comforting than anything else right now. She leaned on him for comfort, eyes looking on at the body that was once her mate. Fox let herself be weak as she used him for support. And really, who could she trust more than Shrike? Elwood had his own set of problems, Finley was off searching for her child, Fox barely knew Trick, Eljay was practically useless, and her own children were too young to handle this kind of burden. Shrike even shared their last name.

A myriad of thoughts passed through her mind, many of them uncouth, and she wanted nothing more than to unbottle them and send them flying into the world, but she kept them hidden to her best ability, allowing herself to be pressed between Gannet and Shrike. This was her family. These two and Whip, even if he was dealing with things in his own way. Elwood and Finley were family, too, as were their children, but they were distant, detached, and Fox could feel that now more than ever.