Blacktail Deer Plateau eats, shoots and leaves

Blue Willow humored the girl, following her to the area where Peregrine lay, quietly observing. He was having a hard time being laid up, yet watching Osprey Jr. and the Healer play made his lips twitch. His head rose from its perch atop his good forepaw and he tipped his head as his daughter came to his enthusiastic rescue against his mock nemesis, Blue Willow.

"NO!" little Junior bellowed when her aunt threatened Peregrine. "My daddy's hoit! Leave 'im alone!" she screeched emphatically, leaping to put her body between the two Alphas. She lowered her head, her ears slicking backward, and bared her teeth at Blue Willow. Her tail rose and lashed. She even pawed at the ground like a wild stallion getting ready to go buck wild.