Blacktail Deer Plateau The forgotten

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Saēna danced on her paws but did not move away, giving Peregrine hope that she would play by the rules. This hope was dashed when the child began to gag and cough, though his foster daughter's ability to play games properly was the last of his worries when he realized she was choking. Beneath his cloak of dark fur, the Alpha male paled as the blood drained from his face. Simultaneously, his eyes bugged.

"Saēna!" he yelled, crouching over the small child. He thought wildly of summoning Blue Willow but knew there wasn't enough time for that. He must help her or Saēna would choke to death. "Saēna... breathe," he said uselessly and lifted up a paw to clap against her back.

This seemed to worsen the cough and his instinct was to withdraw. Then a thought occurred to him. Peregrine had never heard of the Heimlich maneuver, naturally, but he suddenly wondered if he couldn't slap Saēna on the back and cause the rock to dislodge from her throat. When he saw that the flesh around her nose and eyes was turning a scary shade of purplish blue, he didn't hesitate.

"I'm sorry," Peregrine said in the split second before he struck Saēna square between her tiny shoulder blades. She felt so small and breakable. Peregrine tried to hit her hard enough to make a difference without hurting her and wasn't sure he was successful at either. "I'm so sorry, baby," he repeated, slamming his paw just beyond the nape of her neck. If this didn't work, he wasn't sure what else he could do...

Drawn by the notes of distress in her father's voice, Osprey Jr. romped back into the scene sans any small objects upon which to choke (thank goodness for small miracles). Sensing something had gone terribly wrong, she stared in wide-eyed wonder as her father proceeded to hit Saēna as if punishing her for misbehaving.

Deciding the younger girl must have done something gravely wrong, Osprey Jr. decided to join in on the beating. "BAD!" she shrieked as she suddenly charged at her cousling like a tiny bull, flipping over the unsuspecting Saēna and causing her to slam to the ground. The force of impact jarred the stone loose and shot it out of her mouth, striking Junior directly between the eyes and dropping her like a stone.