Swiftcurrent Creek Coast is clear

I'll post with Ty right after Fox's exit here. :)

The word "kidnapped" stung Fox, although she was sure Perry had meant nothing by it. She still hoped for Bones's safe return, even if she did not think it was likely. Cutthroat had not brought back the young girl, and he did not seem to think that his presence would ever do such a thing. Nevertheless, his time here was well-spent, as he was another body among their ranks to keep them strong.

She watched him move away, giving him nothing more than a parting nod. Fox wondered if getting involved with him, on any level, was a good idea. She felt oddly responsible for the split between him and Hawkeye, although she had never even met the plateau's other leader. She, of course, lacked the knowledge that Hawkeye was no longer leading beside her mate. And she would have thought such a thing absurd. Then again, she found the whole thing absurd.

Only when they had retreated out of sight did she return to the creek's inner depths, thinking long and hard about the news Perry had brought with him.