Blacktail Deer Plateau Play that song again

Although he meant it as a joke and Peregrine usually had a thick skin, he winced inwardly at his brother's jab. He felt the little black cloud's shadow slip over his head once more but hid it well, returning his brother's grin. It broadened genuinely when the newly crowned Beta male declared himself the pack's up-and-coming Warden. His eyes did flicker darkly for a brief second in reaction to the mention of his ex-wife's name but otherwise his expression remained light.

"Awesome to hear, man," Peregrine lauded, then gave his brother a meaningful look and added in a conversational voice, "You know, the kids are actually growing up pretty fast and don't need us to look after them as much anymore. We're even letting them go off on their own sometimes... always in groups," he clarified. "Crazy, isn't it?" A touch of sadness entered his tone.

Shaking his head, Peregrine asked, "But, seriously, wanna do something to commemorate this? It's a big day, dude." He paused when something occurred to him and he laughed. "We could start by running it by Blue Willow. I forgot that I should probably ask her input first before making decisions like this." He chuckled a bit longer, then smirked at Atticus as he said, "I doubt she'll be anything but an enormous fan of the idea, though."