Blacktail Deer Plateau Change makes me nervous

Although he hadn't sought it and didn't need it, Blue Willow's validation put him even more at ease. Before he could possibly settle into that sentiment, however, she gasped at him. The Alpha male's ears splayed to the sides and he realized belatedly that, perhaps, he shouldn't have mentioned his brother's role in all of this, after all. He felt like he'd put his foot in his mouth, even though he'd just been honest. For a few beats, he felt like a jerk but then he reminded himself that the truth, no matter how ugly, was better than a beautiful lie. It was best for Blue Willow to know even his brother's worst faults if the two of them might one day get together.

"Don't think less of Atti for it, if you can help it," Peregrine said, "because you're right: part of it was the hormones. I don't accept that as an excuse, though I know it plays a part." He paused, lips pursing. "Just keep in mind that Hawkeye was spoken for and Atticus wasn't at the time; he was a single bachelor. He fucked up but... well, if I can forgive him, I hope you can too." Peregrine was his brother and the jilted lover in this scenario, so if he could forgive Atticus's trespasses, so should anybody else.

"Atticus isn't perfect. None of us are," he said after a moment of silence. "I want you to know he's still a decent man, though, and I only mentioned the part he played to explain why things between myself and Hawkeye ended. I can see it in your face that you have feelings of some sort for my brother and I hope I didn't just kill them." He bit back a sigh. "In any case, if you like Atti or anybody else, learn from my mistakes: take your time and get to know who you're getting into a relationship with." He made a strange heh sound at the end of this statement.